Westlock News

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.

Town of Westlock home owners face a small mill rate increase for 2017, while business owners will see a dramatic reduction in their tax rate.

About $30,000 worth of tablets, originally purchased for the county’s fleet are collecting dust in Westlock County’s basement.

To avoid appearing before the Alberta Human Rights Commission, which could potentially cost Pembina Hills Public Schools “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in legal fees, the Lord’s Prayer will no longer be recited at Busby School, Pembina North Comm

No changes will be made to the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock constituency boundaries as recommended by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (ABEBC).