Local News

Youth in Alberta will no longer be able to use indoor tanning beds after the provincial government passed a new bill that bans salons from offering the service to anyone under the age of 18.

Foothills residents will commemorate a hard fought battle on April 9, the anniversary of the day our nation was born.

A former Okotoks teacher has been sentenced to 10 years in an Indonesian jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing preschool students at the school he was working at in Jakarta.

A world-class facility in the foothills celebrated a milestone last week, and an Okotoks artist’s work has been selected to help commemorate the event.

A cash reward is being offered to catch the vandals who left thousands of dollars in damage in their wake at a Foothills driving range.

A new name is on the horizon for the Rotary Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) when the 10-year partnership deal with The Rotary Club of Okotoks and the Town of Okotoks expired on April 4.

Since 2012 a Millarville resident has been using his need for speed to support and raise money for Kids Cancer Care by taking donors and cancer survivors alike on a hill climb in his 2007 Porsche 911 in Kelowna.

The familiar faces of the owners of the Millarville general store have decided to move on after operating the store for 23 years. The Millarville general store has been sold to a new family who will take their place in running the store.

The boots are changing feet at the Boot Hill Gallery and Gift Shop in downtown Okotoks. Artist Bernie Brown and his wife Margie transformed the building from a bank in 2006 into their second location for the western-themed store.

The community came out in full-force to support local firefighters by dishing out some dough on the weekend at the Blackie Community Hall.