Athabasca News

The Dare Devil Divas from Onoway, AB, impressed the crowd at the 34th annual Smith-Hondo Fall Fair and Rodeo last Saturday. Dayna Powell stands on Norwegian Fjord Minnie, assisted by fellow trainer April Key (right), as Daisy shows off her own balancing act on her hind legs.

A 44-year-old man who was behaving in a "threatening / erratic manner" at the riverfront Rotary Spray Park yesterday afternoon has been taken into custody and charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as mischief, resisting arre

CastleGlenn Consultants Inc. will host another public open house (POH) in Boyle, Athabasca County manager Gary Buchanan informed council at last Thursday’s county council meeting.

Three people accused of involvement in a theft ring in the Forfar area appeared in Athabasca Provincial Court via closed-circuit television (CCTV) Aug. 26.

This year, Athabasca’s Community Registration Night on Sept. 11 is getting a healthy addition: the first Athabasca Community Health Fair. From 5–8 p.m.

Enrolment numbers fluctuate every year in Aspen View Schools, and they are difficult to anticipate.

A reported cougar sighting in the Muskeg Creek Trail system last Thursday has government officials reminding those who live near or use the trails to eschew earbuds or other devices that might impede one’s ability to hear approaching wildlife when in

A head-on collision between a fuel truck and a red pickup at approximately 3 p.m. Aug. 28 sent two Athabasca County residents to hospital. The incident took place on Highway 55, approximately 16 kilometres west of Lac La Biche.

One person has been sent to hospital as a result of a two-vehicle collision between a dark GMC Sierra pickup and a blue compact sedan at approximately 5:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Highway 55 and 34th Street.

Six people were injured in a serious collision involving a truck and two other cars on Highway 63 at the 18-kilometre marker at approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to Boyle RCMP.