Local News

Turner Valley RCMP are searching for a missing woman from Eden Valley. Tawny Riel Lefthand, 21, left her residence on Eden Valley First Nations Reserve in the early morning hours of Feb. 26. She has not been seen since.

Alberta’s Progressive Conservative government posted its third consecutive deficit budget last week and it’s going to take longer than first thought to get back in the black.

Construction on the new Sheep River Library is finally nearing completion, but not without a few hiccups along the way.

Okotoks is a long way from Corwa, New South Wales Australia but to 15-year-old Marlee Langfield it’s become a home away from home. Langfield arrived in Okotoks in early December with her mother, Wendy, for a year-long visit.

The Salvage Centre at the Foothills Regional Landfill is back in businesses. The centre reopened its doors on March 1 after closing in January to allow for a reorganization of both the site and its operating procedures.

School divisions in the foothills will be keeping close scrutiny on their bottom lines after the provincial government announced its 2011 budget last week.

The Alberta government has promised a $545 million increase in funding for Alberta Health Services in its 2011 budget announced Feb.

To identify the implications of a regional water pipeline Okotoks town council voted in favour of a provincial study on the issue.

As he has every year since 2006, a Turner Valley resident is continuing his campaign to have Birth of a Nation Day recognized as an annual national holiday on April 9.

The foothills have always been renowned for beef-on-a-bun and baked beans, but as the community becomes more diverse the local cuisine will follow.