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Ella White won Best-Tasting Lemonade on June 17. (Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)

Lemonade Day comes to Castor!

June 17 was Lemonade Day in Castor. An initiative spurred by Community…

Ella White won Best-Tasting Lemonade on June 17. (Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)
‘Bigfoot’ is seen in the distance, shortly before its boom was removed with explosives on June 16. (Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)

End of an era: Paintearth mine shovels being demolished

It’s the end of an era at Paintearth Mine. The two shovels…

‘Bigfoot’ is seen in the distance, shortly before its boom was removed with explosives on June 16. (Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)
Gus Wetter School hosted a show and Shine on June 2. (Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)

Castor’s Gus Wetter School hosts annual show-and-sound

Gus Wetter School hosted a show-and-sound on the school grounds on June…

Gus Wetter School hosted a show and Shine on June 2. (Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)
Leduc RCMP is reporting an increase in ‘emergency’ scams. (Stock photo)

Leduc RCMP warns of ‘emergency scam’ in community

The Leduc RCMP is asking the public to be wary amid an…

Leduc RCMP is reporting an increase in ‘emergency’ scams. (Stock photo)
Stettler Regional Fire Department firefighters work to extricate Ivy from the vehicle during the mock incident. (Kevin Sabo/Stettler Independent)

‘Don’t put us to work’: Stettler first responders

Mock collision held at Wm. E. Hay Secondary Campus

Stettler Regional Fire Department firefighters work to extricate Ivy from the vehicle during the mock incident. (Kevin Sabo/Stettler Independent)
Candace Hodder has been appointed Clearview’s director of inclusive learning beginning the 2023-24 school year. (Clearview Public Schools photo)

Clearview Public Schools appoints new director of inclusive education

Clearview Public Schools will have a new director of inclusive learning to…

Candace Hodder has been appointed Clearview’s director of inclusive learning beginning the 2023-24 school year. (Clearview Public Schools photo)
The Town of Stettler has unveiled a full lineup of activities for Canada Day 2023 in Stettler. (File photo)

Full slate of activities scheduled for Canada Day in Stettler

Town of Stettler residents invited to celebrate Canada’s 156th birthday

The Town of Stettler has unveiled a full lineup of activities for Canada Day 2023 in Stettler. (File photo)
A photo from the 2022 Castor Rodeo. Jackson Stannard hangs on in the Bareback event of the Castor Rodeo on July 15. (File photo)

Castor Rodeo set for June 23

The 2023 edition of the Castor Rodeo is scheduled to explode out…

A photo from the 2022 Castor Rodeo. Jackson Stannard hangs on in the Bareback event of the Castor Rodeo on July 15. (File photo)
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OPINION: Fast X : Wild Ride, but time to end series

One of my guilty pleasures is catching the occasional movie. Most recently,…

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Volunteer Stan Eicchorn prepares a mobile sawmill attached to a tractor. (Kevin Sabo/Stettler Independent)

Well-attended pancake breakfast at Stettler’s P and H Elevator

Stettler’s P and H Elevator Preservation Society hosted a successful fundraiser on…

Volunteer Stan Eicchorn prepares a mobile sawmill attached to a tractor. (Kevin Sabo/Stettler Independent)
Stettler’s Jewel Theatre to be featured on upcoming CBC show. (Jewel Theatre photo)

Stettler’s Jewel Theatre to be featured on CBC’s Absolutely Canadian

Stettler’s big screen will soon be coming to the small screen, via…

Stettler’s Jewel Theatre to be featured on upcoming CBC show. (Jewel Theatre photo)
Town of Castor. (File photo)

Castor council slammed over lack of notice on tax penalties

Castor’s town council received a pair of delegations to open its June…

Town of Castor. (File photo)
Kelsey Rider goes around the third barrel in the barrel racing, all part of day two action at Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede. Rider earned a time of 19.079 seconds. (Kevin Sabo/Stettler Independent)

PHOTOS: Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede 2023 review

After months of planning and hours of hard work by many volunteers,…

Kelsey Rider goes around the third barrel in the barrel racing, all part of day two action at Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede. Rider earned a time of 19.079 seconds. (Kevin Sabo/Stettler Independent)
The dance portion of the 2023 Awesome Auction begins! (Carson Ellis photo)

Stettler HYC holds another successful Awesome Auction!

The Heartland Youth Centre (HYC) Awesome Auction is wrapped for another year.…

The dance portion of the 2023 Awesome Auction begins! (Carson Ellis photo)
Brian Fiss and Lorne Miller work the barbecue for the steak supper to wrap up Seniors’ Week 2023. (Brenda Kneller photo)

Loads of activities for 2023 Seniors’ Week in Castor

Another Seniors’ Week has come and gone in Castor. There was a…

Brian Fiss and Lorne Miller work the barbecue for the steak supper to wrap up Seniors’ Week 2023. (Brenda Kneller photo)
Former Dr. Albert de Villiers has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for sex crimes against a child. Photo: Submitted

Former top Alberta, B.C. doctor sentenced 5.5 years for child sex abuse

Albert de Villiers was previously chief medical doctor for B.C.’s Interior Health

Former Dr. Albert de Villiers has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for sex crimes against a child. Photo: Submitted
Castor’s UFA hosted a well-attended barbecue to celebrate Farmer’s Day on June 9. (Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)

Castor UFA celebrates revived tradition

Castor’s UFA held a free barbecue on June 9, a revived tradition…

Castor’s UFA hosted a well-attended barbecue to celebrate Farmer’s Day on June 9. (Kevin Sabo/Castor Advance)
Stettler town hall.(File photo)

Town of Stettler approves compost screening tender

Stettler’s town council approved a $25,000 expenditure for compost screening during its…

Stettler town hall.(File photo)
Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard heard arguments regarding the sentencing of former Dr. Albert de Villiers on June 12. (Kevin Sabo/Black Press News Media)

‘I regret the day I met you’: Victim statements, arguments heard in de Villiers’ sentencing

The former doctor has been found guilty of child sexual assault

Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard heard arguments regarding the sentencing of former Dr. Albert de Villiers on June 12. (Kevin Sabo/Black Press News Media)
Haley Lueders, of Sherwood Park, Alta., astride the bronc Skinny Genes during the Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede. (Kevin Sabo/Stettler Independent)

Stettler Steel Wheel day 2 highlights

Day two of Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede is in the books. After…

Haley Lueders, of Sherwood Park, Alta., astride the bronc Skinny Genes during the Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede. (Kevin Sabo/Stettler Independent)