One game short of playoffs

Andrea RobertsTimes Intern   As the lacrosse regular season drew to a close, the Strathmore Venom Junior B tier 2 team missed out on playoffs by two points.The team hadRead More »

Rosebud Area Structure Plan revamp

Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor   The Area Structure Plan for Rosebud has received a facelift.“It’s just cleaned up and reorganized,” said Gerry Melenka, Wheatland County community planner. “Residents say it’s easierRead More »

Parking concerns at Cheadle

Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor   Wheatland County heard from Cheadle residents about the lack of parking around Cheadle Hall and baseball diamond.Because the adjacent parking lot has room for only 30Read More »

Farming the sun

Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor   With the downturn in oil and gas development, it is encouraging to note a new solar farm is being considered one kilometre west of Cluny.The German-basedRead More »

Dust control RR222

Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor   The issue of dust control on Range Road 222 was dealt with in Wheatland Council on June 21.Will Kouts, an area resident, appeared before council askingRead More »

Local farm families honoured

Janet KantersTimes Contributor   Three Wheatland County families who have farmed the same land for 100 years or more were honoured with the Government of Alberta’s Century Farm and RanchRead More »

Fishing derby fun

Brad EverettTimes Contributor   With the school year coming to an enThe wet weather didn’t stop 63 anglers from taking part in Wheatland Conservation and Wildlife Association’s 17th annual FishingRead More »

Latest downtown revitalization

Brad EverettTimes Contributor   The Town of Strathmore’s Downtown Revitalization Committee’s latest project was months in planning, but took only a matter of days to materialize at the southwest cornerRead More »

Birds of a feather

Andrea RobertsTimes Intern   Surrounded by the soft chirps of zebra finches that he has bred and raised, Langdon local Nicholas Virag is at his happiest.Virag’s passion for his featheredRead More »