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Albertans could get a good look at the northern lights on Monday night (Sept. 16).

A strong solar flare over the weekend could bring about ideal conditions to view the Aurora Borealis once again.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts geomagnetic storms measuring at a G3 on the G-scale, which ranges from G1 to G5.

The High River Flyers started hot in the HJHL pre-season, winning their first two games but then falling twice this weekend to end with a .500 win percentage. 

The Flyers took on the Airdrie Techmation Thunder on Friday night (Sept. 13) and were handed a 7-3 loss. The Flyers got their first goal in the second period and then followed up with two more in the third, but it wasn't enough to get past the Thunder in Airdrie.

A Ferrari was pulled over after they were clocked at 174 km/h in Foothills County on the weekend.

Alberta RCMP shared information on the incident on their Facebook page on Monday morning (Sept 16).

According to the post, the driver was "excessively speeding and driving recklessly."

The RCMP are using the incident as a reminder that speeding endangers the lives of everyone on the road.

Canadian farmers can take advantage of a program that can give them a leg up this harvest season through the Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) annual Harvest Sample Program.

Through that farmers get an unofficial grading from the CGC which they can use to help market their commodities.

Program Manager of Analytical Services Kerri Pleskach talks about the program and how it helps out Canadian producers.

The Carstar Okotoks Bisons opened and closed their HJHL pre-season this past weekend with a 5-4 loss to the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings.

The Kings opened the scoring early in the first period and the Bisons responded with two goals to take the lead, with one in the first period and a second on the powerplay during the second frame.

The Wheatland Kings took the lead back after answering with two goals of their own with just over a minute left in the period.

With the BCHL pre-season well underway, teams in the league are figuring out their opening rosters for the 2024-2025 season.

The Okotoks Oilers played two pre-season games over the weekend, falling to the Bandits in Brooks 7-1, and then hosting the Cranbrook Bucks for the first time in their franchise history.

The Green and Gold had a back-and-forth game against the Bucks, but Cranbrook got the last laugh in a 7-5 loss for the Oilers.

A significant milestone is coming up for a local animal rescue charity.

Pound Rescue will be celebrating 30 years in operation in the Foothills.

The animal rescue was established in 1994 by Dr. Gabriele Barrie, known by those close to her as Gabi.

Barrie passed away in late 2023, and following the announcement on Pound Rescues' Facebook page came a flood of memories and thank yous for her decades of dedication to animal wellbeing.

Pound Rescue's President, Rosa Kurtz, recalls that Barrie was one of the first people she met after moving to the Foothills.

High River is going to have a couple of lane and road closures over the next week due to construction.

From September 17 and September 24, construction crews will be working from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. between 4 Street and 5 Street SE. One lane will be closed for utility work with flaggers on sight to direct traffic. No detour will be needed during the construction.

The reason for the lane closure is to access and monitor groundwater wells in the area.

The Town of High River asks that you remain cautious and follow directions from flaggers.

A new resource for farmers and researchers has been launched with the Root Rot Network covering advances in combatting diseases for crops in the prairies.

That includes both resources and research papers featured on rootrot.ca.

Sherrilyn Phelps, Director of Research and Development for the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, talks about the partnership behind the website.

The Government of Alberta's partnership with CASA Mental Health will include the addition of a CASA classroom in High River.

Earlier this month, the Province announced their plan to open 60 more mental health classrooms across Alberta, with $70 million in funding to do so over three years.

The plan includes the establishment of nine new classrooms in seven communities this month, one of which will be in High River.