Westlock News

Development numbers are down slightly in town, but up slightly in the county, and much of that has to do with available lots.

Two semi trucks carrying wood-related products rolled over the in Fawcett area last week, keeping emergency crews busy. While the first of the two rollovers on Sept.

A Westlock man is dead following a truck versus pedestrian collision on Highway 18 east of town last Monday. Robert Keats, 18, was killed when he was struck by a westbound minivan at around 4:20 p.m. on Sept. 3 near Range Road 261.

Much of Westlock and Westlock County was left without power for about an hour last Wednesday afternoon after a crop-duster crashed, taking a power pole with it.

Police have reported progress in a fraud investigation into the expense accounts of a former employee with the Pembina Hills school division. Barrhead RCMP say they received a case file from Edmonton Commercial Crime Unit on Aug. 21.

The Red Lions are champions! Westlock’s North Central Alberta Baseball League franchise claimed its 16th league title on Aug. 26, beating the Camrose Axemen in a three-game championship series. It’s the team’s first title since 2007.

All four member municipalities of the Westlock Foundation have approved the foundation’s request for $3 million in loans to cover cost overruns associated with the new Pembina Lodge expansion. Speaking after a special meeting Aug.

A Westlock volunteer firefighters works to disconnect the battery from a vehicle involved in a rear-end collision on Highway 18 near Range Road 271 last Friday afternoon. The drivers of the two vehicles suffered minor injuries. Police continue to investigate the collision, and say charges are being considered. See more in this week's print edition of the Westlock News.

A man was airlifted to Edmonton after a serious collision that resulted in a pickup truck bursting into flames last Wednesday. At around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 22, two pickup trucks collided at the intersection of Township Road 610 and Range Road 23.

The Westlock News is one step closer to finding out what happened with former Pembina Hills school division Supt. Richard Harvey, but it could take months to find out for sure.