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The Sexsmith Shannon Municipal Library board is facing budget cuts, but the library board has made a plea to council June 1 to ensure its programs and services are maintained. The town’s three-year operating budget was approved in May with a proposed annual 10 per cent decrease in operational grant funding to the library from […]

A 13-year-old boy was charged with uttering threats last week after allegedly “threatening firearm-related violence towards students” at Sexsmith Secondary School.  Clairmont RCMP said they received a complaint the night of June 4 and started their investigation by speaking with students at the school June 5, which led them to the youth who was interviewed […]

The rain didn’t keep crowds away from enjoying the annual Chautauqua Day celebrations in Sexsmith on June 6. Starting with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Sexsmith & District Agricultural Society at the local arena, which also unveiled its new name on June 6 as the Dynamic Energy Centre, audiences donned umbrellas to enjoy the […]

ART WALK! Marcia Darling and other performers with Dream Dance Circus took to the streets in Beaverlodge to spread the summer fun with the annual Art Walk at the intersection of 2 Ave. and 10 St. on June 5, hosted by the Beaverlodge & District Chamber of Commerce. This year’s event saw 56 artisan vendors […]

“It’s going to be big thing.”   And that’s not just hype coming from EJ Iago.   The new Grande Prairie Composite High School graduate has been working for months to refine his vision and get others on board, and now, after the leg work has been done, that vision will come to life June 25 at […]