News

It’s almost time to get out the lawn mowers, chainsaws, mops and buckets to spring clean the house and beautify the yard.

On March 31 a suspected gang-related shooting occurred on the Samson First Nation Reserve. RCMP responded at 11:23 p.m. to a firearms complaint on Hwy 2A near Knotts Landing in Hobbema.

Ponoka County is preparing for the Weed Control Act that will be coming to the County once again and are gearing up to eliminate weeds and keeping them from spreading to fields.

Ponoka rancher Tony Saretsky was elected as the vice-president of Canadian Cattlemen’s Association at their annual general meeting in Ottawa in March.

Ponoka RCMP are asking for help from the general public in three separate events over the weekend related to suspicious activity in town.

The Crestomere 4-H Multi-Club held their Public Speaking at Crestomere School on Feb. 16. We would like to thank Gary Rosenow Agencies for their donation to our club which went toward purchasing awards for the members.

Combining European and Canadian culture, guitarist and singer songwriter Italian-Canadian Marco D’Amico has made a name for himself with his passionate music and smooth voice.

A 43-year old male from Ponoka is dead after a single vehicle rollover on Hwy 2A, 14 kilometers south of Ponoka on March 30. The man’s name has not yet been released.

Hello everyone it has been a very busy spring with 4-H here is the news for the last few months. Our meeting Feb. 4 we all gave our speech titles. We had Wes McDowell as our guest speaker he let us know how important public speaking is for jobs and careers later on down the road. Thank you to Wes for all the insight.