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While most children are told not to play with their food, some Foothills youth are showing off their creativity with edible sculptures.

Wise water usage has put the Town of Okotoks in a much better position this summer than in 2017.

A Foothills Comp student is saying “arrivederci” to Okotoks for the next year. Abi MacFarlane, who would have been going into Grade 11 at the Comp, is taking off for Italy on Sept. 2, just before her classmates head back to school.

Just over a year ago convicted murderer Tristan Ryan was granted day parole and in October he will be seeking full parole. In 1991 Ryan stabbed to death his then 16-year-old on-and-off again girlfriend Stephanie Spooner in her Okotoks home.

An Okotoks man was allegedly assaulted in the middle of the night after a pair of men attempted to get into his vehicle. At approximately 2 a.m. on Aug. 14, two men were seen checking car doors along Knowles Avenue.

While many hamlets rely on annual midways to attract visitors, Priddis and Millarville celebrate the summer with an old-fashioned fair in keeping with their communities’ 111-year-old tradition.

An Okotoks car lover will see his pride and joy on the chest of vehicle enthusiasts this weekend. Keith Gray’s 1937 Plymouth Coupe is on the logo and the official t-shirt for the Okotoks Kinsmen Show & Shine Aug. 19 at Olde Towne Okotoks.

Okotoks’ business park streets bear their name after one of the town’s earliest mayors. William Fisher came to Okotoks from Midland Bay, Ont. in 1902.

Rain showers and a quick-moving low-pressure system helped clear the air for those sensitive to heat and smoke this week, but poor air quality has now returned to the area.

There’s more to bees than stingers and honey. People have become fascinated by the small pollinating insects in recent years, particularly due to news of hive collapse and disease among bees.