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Deborah Belyea found guilty of murder and performing an indignity to human remains
Posted on February 8, 2024By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers Justice Dallas Miller handed down a guilty verdict to Deborah Belyea on Jan. 29 for the second-degree homicide of… Read More »
Pheasants Forever getting ready for annual banquet
Posted on February 8, 2024By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier It’s been a busy year for the Chinook Chapter of Pheasants Forever, and in preparation for further work to protect local… Read More »
Prairie Rose SD partnering with Mavericks for baseball school
Posted on February 8, 2024By James Tubb Southern Alberta Newspapers From working on their timetables to improving velocity on their fastball, Prairie Rose students will have the opportunity to… Read More »
Rural rent spikes; Bow Island alone up 25% last year
Posted on February 8, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Rent in Bow Island rose by 25 per cent in 2023, one of the steepest hikes in rural Alberta markets, according to… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on February 8, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers February 6, 1908 – The Advertiser and Central Alberta News A motor canal boat has been tested in… Read More »
Without advertising newspapers can’t do their jobs
Posted on February 8, 2024Every day, we at The Commentator and other newspapers get press releases about upcoming events. And of course we are often asked to cover the… Read More »
Man in handcuffs attempts escape at Brooks courthouse, but nabbed quickly
Posted on February 8, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers A handcuffed man who ran from the Brooks provincial courthouse was apprehended following a short chase Jan. 24 after a short “lockdown”… Read More »
St. Michael’s sends off students with spirits high
Posted on February 8, 2024By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Two of St. Michael’s Bow Island students have been invited to a tournament in eastern Canada. Aidan Vantryp and Jake van… Read More »
RenuWell converts stagnant land into a viable energy source
Posted on February 8, 2024By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta’s landscape is peppered with vacant oil and gas wells that are veritable dead zones.… Read More »
Students return to the lab for 32nd anniversary of Project Minerva
Posted on February 8, 2024By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Grade 9 girls from across southeastern Alberta gathered to explore potential futures in STEM alongside Praxis Science Outreach’s Project Minerva. Science… Read More »