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Light Up High River, the Halloween edition, brought out hundreds of trick-or-treaters and they've all cast their votes.

From the scary to the spooktacular to the family-friendly ghosts, the bragging rights have now been decided.

In the residential half of the contest, we have a repeat winner.

The BONE YARD on 19th Street took top honours with all the bragging rights to go with it for the second consecutive year.

Sharon Remple, owner of the BONE YARD display, was very thankful on the Light Up High River Facebook page.

The Town of Vulcan is planning to jump right on into the holiday spirit in a few weeks in a couple of ways!

With the Christmas season creeping up, you can celebrate with the Jingle All the 5K fun run or with the Snowflake Festival and Kinettes Christmas Market on November 23rd and 24th.

On Nov. 23rd, get into the Christmas spirit with Vulcan’s first annual Santa Claus 5k run/walk! Register by November 15th to secure your Santa suit and swag bag. Cross the finish line to enjoy a fireside hot chocolate, BBQ and MORE!

Former Okotoks Oiler Dylan Holloway is back with the St. Louis Blues after collapsing on the bench in last night's (Nov. 5) game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Holloway took a shot in the neck during the 3-2 win over the Lightning. He would finish his shift after getting hit in the jugular but after returning to the bench it was clear something wasn't right as he lost consciousness and had to be taken out of the game on a stretcher.

The Alberta RCMP are going to be receiving more funding from the provincial government.

For one year, that is.

The province is on the hook for providing policing services to municipal districts, counties, and urban municipalities with a population lower than 5,000 people.

In 2019, the Alberta Government announced they were increasing funding for RCMP services due to an increase in rural crime at the time.

That funding helped to create hundreds of additional positions in the RCMP around the province.

Donald Trump clinched the United States election after a tumultuous campaign as Canadian officials espoused the important relationship between neighbours in congratulations to the former president on his extraordinary comeback.

"I will govern by a simple motto: promises made, promises kept," Trump said to cheering party faithful at a Florida watch party.

Trump was elected the 47th president of the U.S. amidst a deeply divided America by prevailing among voters in the key battleground states.

A culvert is going to be installed in Foothills County, causing a road to be closed for the day.

The Public Works Department for Foothills County will be closing a portion of 336 St E on Wednesday (Nov 6) so they can install a culvert.

The road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., so the work can be completed.

Traffic can detour around the work using either 466 Ave or 304 St E.

To stay up to date on construction and road closures in Foothills County, click here.

The Town of High River continues to grow, and it looks like a new neighborhood is on the way.

The new Eagleview neighborhood is being planned just north of Eagleview Estates in the northwest part of town.

Township Planning is organizing an Open House to get your feedback on their draft plan.

The meeting is set for next Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Highwood Golf Course in the Wellman Room from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

A new campaign is being launched to help keep Alberta rat-free.

The “Rat on Rats!” campaign is being launched by the federal and provincial governments via a $110,000 investment through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s Resiliency and Public Trust initiative.

According to the Government of Alberta, the province has held the designation for about 70 years, a feat attributed largely to the Rat Control Program.

Residents of the Foothills will be treated to a few unseasonably warm days in the middle of their work week.

Thursday (Nov. 6) and Friday will see daytime highs of around 15 degrees, which is sure to be a welcome break from the bitter conditions that have started to set in so far this month.

Environment & Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Justin Shelley explains what will bring about those conditions.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is extending congratulations to Donald Trump on his re-election as president of the United States. 

Trump staged a major political comeback, securing the necessary 270 electoral college votes to win the presidency in the early hours of Wednesday morning. 

This concludes a turbulent campaign for Trump, which included being convicted of 34 felonies in a hush-money case and two assassination attempts.