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Okotoks homeowners have a week left to appeal their property assessments for this year’s taxes. People have until midnight on March 17 to appeal their property assessment. Property assessments were mailed out on Jan. 16.

Black Diamond residents will have a say in creating a name for a green space near the town’s arena this month. Black Diamond council decided at its Feb.

Sewage may not be the most romantic of topics, but the MD of Foothills says it’s important for residents to get intimate with their septic systems.

A decision on Okotoks’ proposed annexation plans could be in place as early as May.

Students were evacuated from Foothills Composite High School Tuesday afternoon after workers accidentally cut into a gas line.

A jury trial into the death of a father of two from the Foothills who died when he was hit while cycling along Highway 7 in 2015 began at Court of Queen's Bench in Calgary this morning.

It has been brought to the Western Wheel’s attention that someone involved with an Instagram account may be contacting people claiming to be a reporter.

On-It Regional Transit has seen slow, steady ridership growth since it was launched last fall and officials with the service are hoping to give it a boost. All trips on On-It buses to and from Calgary on Fridays will be free from March 3 to April 28.

Six guilty pleas were entered last week to a summer 2016 crime spree that included Okotoks police officers being run down in a stolen vehicle. On July 14, 2016 Okotoks RCMP officers located a suspected stolen vehicles in the Walmart parking lot.

As snow continues to accumulate in Okotoks, residents are reminded to be aware snow removal efforts and ensure plows have room to work. Okotoks coun.