Local News

This past week reminded me that the Western Wheel is much more than a weekly newspaper. We have six full-time reporters covering the area’s activities everyday. When a BIG story breaks we put it up on our website ASAP.

It took 10 years before Chris Cederstrand was able to get back to fully living the active lifestyle he once knew.

If Okotoks’ deer population isn’t causing any major problems, there’s no need to take any drastic measures to control it.

Okotoks RCMP are turning to the public to help find a man who set fire to a century old barn in the early morning hours of May 8. Surveillance video footage shows a man breaking into the front, main-floor entrance of the Old Creamery Building at 2 a.

A 21-year-old Millarville man is in custody and has been charged with a number of offenses after a home invasion in Black Diamond during the early morning hours of May 20.

Foothills municipalities are reserving judgment over what a largely urban NDP government will mean for towns and rural communities.

A piece of Canadian automotive history is going on the auction block in Okotoks this weekend. Okotoks-area collector Davis Edels is putting his 1975 Bricklin SV-1 up for sale in the 41st annual Okotoks Collector Car Auction.

Okotoks RCMP report drivers on area highways were responsible behind the wheel over the long weekend. The long weekend also happened to fall on Canadian Road Safety Week from May 12 to 18.

A heavily armed RCMP tactical team was called into help Calgary Police arrest individuals believed involved in armed robberies in the city.

Okotoks’ more active residents can look forward to having two new sports facilities next year, with a new ball diamond and the town’s first permanent outdoor rink to be constructed this summer.