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A man who stole a vehicle in the middle of the night and led police on a high-speed chase through Okotoks will spend about the same time on probation as he will in jail.

Winston Churchill Parker grew up on a mixed farm in the Red Deer Lake area and after the Second World War returned to the Millarville area where his parents lived.

There was no need to go into the woods to stumble across the Teddy Bear Picnic.

A Calgary Stampede award recipient has helped the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth for more than 50 years.

Okotoks firefighters prevented further damage despite hot, windy conditions when a house in the town’s north side ignited Friday afternoon.

A former trustee who was removed from her position with the Foothills School Division due to a conflict of interest had her appeal for re-instatement denied.

For many, the Calgary Stampede is an occasion marked successful by the number of rides ridden, the size of stuffed animal won, or varieties of deep-fried food (and alcohol) consumed.

The Aussie rules! Dan, a seven-year-old Australian shepherd trained by Okotoks’ Billie Richardson, became the first dog other than a border collie to win World Stock Dog Championship in its 22-year history at the Calgary Stampede on July 11.

The old advertising jingle ‘Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us’ will be no more in Okotoks.

Most of the life of Okotoks’ first mayor remains a mystery. Frederick Stockton, came to town in 1902 as one of the first medical doctors to serve Okotoks and area, became the town’s first mayor when it was incorporated in 1904.