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INNISFAIL - It was 71 years in the making. The Innisfail Eagles are playing for their very first Allan Cup in team history.

The five candidates seeking election in the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding outlined some of their plans for the period immediately after the April 16 provincial vote.

Olds College has named the United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. (UFA) as its 2019 Partner of the Year.

Members of the Westglen Grade 8 band perform Dark Ride by Randall Standridge during the Olds and District Kiwanis Music Festival Grand Concert at the TransCanada Theatre in Olds on April 3.

PENHOLD - The plague of rural crime was a priority issue for many Penholders and area residents at the third and final all-candidates forum for the election of a new MLA in the riding of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.

CARSTAIRS -- Carstairs Fire Department recently held its awards ceremony at the Carstairs Legion. Fire Chief Jordan Schaffer said the ceremony went very well.

A steady stream of voters — starting with a lengthy lineup of people waiting patiently for the doors to open this morning — has been casting ballots at the Sundre Elks Hall during the first day of the advanced polls, which will continue daily from 9

INNISFAIL – Advance polls begin today. The 2019 Alberta election advance polls run in four locations, including Innisfail, Sylvan Lake, Delburne and Penhold from April 9 to 13.

An all-candidates debate for the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills constituency on April 4 touched on everything from political correctness and "communists" to sexuality and differing views on how to grow the economy.

A question about where candidates stand on gay-straight alliances (GSAs) brought out some of the loudest — and faintest — applause during an Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills constituency all candidates debate April 4 at the TransCanada Theatre.