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Local country music star named finalist for Project Wild

Posted on July 1, 2016

By Jonathan Guignard Guij26@gmail.com A home grown country music artist from Magrath will be competing with other artists from across the province. Trevor Panczak is… Read More »

Life changes after stroke

Posted on June 30, 2016

By Jonathan Guignard Guij26@gmail.com A pounding head, blurry vision, dizziness and vomiting were some of the symptoms a local man experienced before learning he had… Read More »

Market season opens in Magrath

Posted on June 28, 2016

By Jonathan Guignard Guij26@gmail.com Home grown food, live music and entertainment are just some of the things people can expect all summer long inside the… Read More »

Chapter or footnote?

Posted on June 1, 2016

Grant Hunter The 28th President of the U.S., Woodrow Wilson once said, "If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to… Read More »

Safety in numbers

Posted on June 1, 2016

By Ron Reimann The Farm Safety Centre in Raymond reached a significant milestone in 2016, celebrating its 18th consecutive year with their School Smarts Program,… Read More »

Stop the spread of ‘wildfires’

Posted on May 12, 2016

The province and the country have watched in horror as wildfires moved through Fort McMurray over the past week. The amount of damage has gone… Read More »

Raymond man seeks Conservative nomination

Posted on May 12, 2016

Southern Alberta Newspapers Michael Jones, a Raymond resident and lawyer, has announced his intentions for the federal Conservative Party nomination in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner. The 39-year-old… Read More »

Homecoming premier shows strength of community

Posted on May 12, 2016

By Naomi Booth Westwind Weekly News On May 6th Magrath was treated to the very first viewing of The Grasslands Project at the Magrath Museum.… Read More »

Municipal tax rates determined

Posted on May 12, 2016

By Lorena Rodgers Westwind Weekly News Magrath, Raymond and Stirling have passed their tax bylaws for 2016. The Town of Magrath passed their tax bylaw… Read More »

Huge meth bust at Del Bonita crossing

Posted on February 18, 2016

by Tijana Martin and Lorena Rodgers It's being called the biggest methamphetamine seizure at an Alberta border crossing. On Jan. 31, Season Truax, 40, of… Read More »

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