Lacombe

At the Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics Awards Night held April 8, student-athletes, coaches, staff, donors and supporters were acknowledged for their achievements and contributions to academic, athletic and social communities.
 

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been notified of an additional new case of measles within the Central Zone where there are now 22 confirmed cases at this time. 

Several of the individual cases have been in public settings while infectious, including in the communities of Two Hills, Vegreville and Red Deer. 

Additional locations may be released if necessary.

Individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles:

April 2

The provincial government is allocating $900,000 over three years to the Alberta fire weather network for equipment upgrades, to predict conditions and detect fires earlier.  

The improvements will ensure that Alberta Wildfire teams are equipped with the tools they need to respond to wildfire risks quickly and effectively, a Government of Alberta news release said.  

For over 40 years, the Stettler Trade Show has offered one-stop shopping with family fun for a reasonable price and has allowed vendors to showcase their products and services to a variety of potential customers.

The 2025 Trade Show is taking place this weekend at the Stettler Recreation Centre running April 11 - 13.

The show will feature over 120 vendors set up in three show areas taking up over 15,000 square feet.

Chinook’s Edge School Division was pleased to welcome Pam Lashmore to the gathering of Indigenous Leads on Friday April 4. Lashmore is a Métis person from Central Alberta who has visited a number of Chinook’s Edge schools in the past. Lashmore shared her story and experience with Indigenous Leads.

“The majority of the division’s Indigenous students and staff are of Métis heritage,” says Karyn Barber, Associate Superintendent of System Services. “We were thrilled to have Pam Lashmore join us and share her perspective on cultural teachings and what it means to be Métis.”

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In Lacombe, Alberta, there's a fantastic spot called Rangeland Meat Shop, and they operate on a simple but important idea: "the more natural your food, the better it is for you." It's this belief that drives everything they do, from sourcing to serving local families with protein they can truly trust – 100% naturally grazed and humanely raised. 

Cochrane’s Kyla Lightfoot has been crowned Miss Ponoka Stampede 2025, marking her third rodeo queen title and a major milestone in her journey through Alberta’s rodeo royalty ranks.

Lightfoot, who previously held the titles of Miss Cochrane Lions Rodeo Queen and Miss Airdrie Pro Rodeo Queen, was officially selected during Ponoka Stampede's one-day competition on April 7. The selection process included horsemanship challenges, impromptu questions, a personal interview, and a formal dinner with judges and board members.

On April 8, 2025, High Prairie RCMP were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 2 in Big Lakes County when they clocked a vehicle on Laser at 206 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. 

The driver was given a mandatory court date for exceeding the maximum highway speed limit, along with driving carelessly.

Assistant Commissioner Trevor Daroux will be assuming command of the Alberta RCMP from Deputy Commissioner Rob Hill.

Daroux has over 36 years of experience in policing, serving with both the Calgary Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 

In 2017, he retired from the Calgary Police Service as the Deputy Chief in charge of the Bureau of Community Policing. That year, he joined the RCMP and served as the Director General National Crime Prevention and Indigenous Policing Services. 

The arrival of spring weather also means the arrival of potholes.

Lacombe's director of operations, Doug Halldorson, says crews are already out making repairs.

“We were on them a couple of weeks ago — we started pothole filling and we're continuing here and there when we find them,” he said. “More the higher traffic areas that have a few in them, so they get a little more abuse.”

Halldorson says this year is on par with other years in terms of pothole numbers.