Westlock News

Though it was held not quite on the day of its namesake, the sun and the crowds came out to the Clyde Summer Solstice June 24. Kids and adults lined the main streets of Clyde as the parade wrapped its way around the community.

Town councillors can’t hide their frustration with the lack of progress on their Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) application.

Canada Day revellers will have their eyes on the sky July 1 as a pair of Royal Canadian Air Force fighter jets will break the sound barrier over town. The two CF-18 Hornets will fly over Westlock Saturday, July 1 at approximately 10:30 a.m.

Hardly a day goes by without a few drops of rain, but on the heavier days like the non-stop downpour on June 9, county and town roads, and a few homes and businesses, are feeling the brunt of it.

One of the men involved in a Manola home invasion last summer that ended with one of the suspects being shot and killed will spend the next seven months behind bars.

After months of campaigning Westlock County for additional signage and a speed-zone transition into Pickardville, the signs are finally up.

Westlock and District 4-H Beef Achievement Days were held Sunday afternoon, June 4 for the female show and Monday, June 5 for the steer show and sale.

Defence lawyers for the New Zealand man charged with murdering his Dapp-area wife seven years ago say he should have the charges against him dropped due to unreasonable delay.

A Fawcett local received the highest Canadian honour for volunteers in recognition of his time, compassion and commitment to community organizations.

A local woman is raising a stink about trash being left on the road near R.F. Staples School. Marleen Faye Etherington, who teaches at the Pibroch Colony School, says she is tired of cleaning up trash strewn near her home.