It was a perfect day for the 8th Annual Harvest for Kids on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

A crowd of about 250 onlookers arrived at the 121-acre canola field a few kilometres north of Three Hills.

At about 11 am the harvest crew lined up the 17 combines, and six grain trucks then harvested the 60-plus bushels per acre canola crop in short order.

This year’s Harvest For Kids will send 20,000 kids to bible camps in India, Cambodia and Brazil.

When the dust settled, the hungry crowd gathered fo

The Village of Carbon council approved $3,000 to control pesky rodents causing issues in the river. The resolution was passed at the Sept. 21 regular meeting of council.

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Tracey Gorr and Public Works Foreman Wayne Zaplachinski presented councillors with a request for funds for beaver control. Staff noted that, as of the council meeting, there were 13 beaver dams confirmed, with 10 of them “active.” Staff spoke to an experienced beaver control contra

On Monday, October 5, 2026, the World Famous Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington, AB, announced it will close until further notice. In a Facebook post reading, “Thank you for the 30 great years!. The World Famous Gopher is now closed until further notice while we try to figure out a new burrow.”

The museum's last day of the 2026 season was September 30, 2026.

The Torrington Tourism Action Society (TTAS) has organized a fundraiser seeking $200,000.00 to help secure a new space for the m

Tim Shearlaw, a Three Hills native, celebrates his 50th year in the newspaper business this year. I joined Capital Printers Ltd. in 1980, and we bought the newspaper in May of 1988. Jay joined the staff in 2000.

With his 50 year achievement, Tim was awarded the Golden Quill Award and a gold lapel pin from News Media Canada, “In Recognition of over 50 years of Distinguished Service to the News Media Industry.”

My husband, Tim, started in the newspaper business on September 6, 1976. H