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A teen reported missing Tuesday morning has been found. Okotoks RCMP released a brief press release on Wednesday morning saying 13-year-old Jessie Thew has been located. Thew was discovered missing on the morning of Feb.

Okotoks RCMP have appealed for public assistance to locate a missing 13-year-old female. Jessie Thew, who is believed to have left her rural residence near Okotoks on the night of Feb. 23 to meet friends, was discovered missing on the morning of Feb.

Before teaching third grade at St. Mary's School in Okotoks, Terry Siqueira wore several hats, starting out teaching high school in the public school system before moving into the Christ the Redeemer division when it was created in the early '90s.

An elementary school principal says drivers need to slow down in school zones after one of his students was struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk.

A close friend of a former Okotoks teacher convicted of sexually assaulting students at an international Indonesian school was devastated to find out he may be heading back to jail in that country after an eight-month reprieve.

Cardiovascular health as been at the heart of people’s minds over the past four weeks.

A slumping economy in 2015 did not slow down the number of businesses opening in Okotoks. The number of business licenses issued by the Town of Okotoks rose by 2.8 per cent in 2015, over the previous year.

The Western Wheel's staff have chosen to stand with those who wish to end bullying, sporting pink shirts for the day. Pink Shirt Day started in 2007 after a P.E.I. student was bullied for wearing a pink shirt.

A Foothills resident will be commemorated for his generous contribution to the Crescent Point Regional Field House. The facility’s cafeteria will be named ‘Perry’s Place’ in honour of Oliver Perry.

Tax season has arrived and some people are trying to take advantage of the opportunity to scam Canadians.