Emily Jaycox

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Ponoka RCMP arrest man on weapons prohibition charges

Man wearing body armour, what appeared to be firearm, apprehended

(Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)
Habitat for Humanity Red Deer

Habitat for Humanity looking to build duplex in Ponoka next spring

Town of Ponoka donating land for the project

Habitat for Humanity Red Deer
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Wetaskiwin men charged with 2nd degree murder of Ponoka teen to stand trial

Ponoka County, Maskwacis, County of Wetaskiwin court briefs

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Photo of the house fires on Sept. 10 in Wetaskiwin posted to Facebook by Pamela Tribiger.

UPDATE: Multiple house fires in Wetaskiwin now contained

Some residents still evacuated

Photo of the house fires on Sept. 10 in Wetaskiwin posted to Facebook by Pamela Tribiger.
4D Open Champion Paige Sibbet. <ins>(Photo courtesy of Wildwood Imagery/Chantelle Bowman) </ins>

Calgary cowgirl sweeps ABRA Finals in Ponoka

Event sees more open entries than ever before

4D Open Champion Paige Sibbet. <ins>(Photo courtesy of Wildwood Imagery/Chantelle Bowman) </ins>
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Ponoka ‘not alone’ in physician shortages as ED closures continue

Lacombe-Ponoka MLA says recruiting physicians to Ponoka ‘top priority’

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Suspect vehicle found in flames after shots allegedly fired in Louis Bull Nation

Ermineskin residents under shelter in place while police searched for suspect vehicle

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<ins>Mike Loughman on his first walk for mental health in 2017. (Photo submitted) </ins>

‘Mike Marches Again for Mental Health’ to stop in several Central Alberta towns

Two men walking from Edmonton to Airdrie carrying balls and chains

<ins>Mike Loughman on his first walk for mental health in 2017. (Photo submitted) </ins>
This 1866 walking spinning wheel is about five feet in diameter and now resides at the Fort Ostell Museum in Ponoka. (Facebook photo/Fort Ostell Museum)

157-year-old walking spinning wheel returns to Ponoka

A piece of local homesteading history donated to Fort Ostell Museum

This 1866 walking spinning wheel is about five feet in diameter and now resides at the Fort Ostell Museum in Ponoka. (Facebook photo/Fort Ostell Museum)
Evan Magee, centre, takes the high bid For the second consecutive canvas auction at the Ponoka Stampede tarp auction May 5. Left is WPCA track announcer Les McIntyre, and right, world champion auctioneer Danny Skeels. (wpca.com)

2023 Ponoka Stampede tarp auction rakes in $553,000 for world’s top chuckwagon drivers

Top-selling canvas was Wade Salmond’s for $27,000

Evan Magee, centre, takes the high bid For the second consecutive canvas auction at the Ponoka Stampede tarp auction May 5. Left is WPCA track announcer Les McIntyre, and right, world champion auctioneer Danny Skeels. (wpca.com)
Leanne Firingstoney, right, the mother of Chantelle Firingstoney, raises a fist outside the Wetaskiwin Court of King’s Bench, following Applegarth’s guilty verdict May 5. (Photos by Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)
Leanne Firingstoney, right, the mother of Chantelle Firingstoney, raises a fist outside the Wetaskiwin Court of King’s Bench, following Applegarth’s guilty verdict May 5. (Photos by Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)
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BREAKING: Evacuation notice given to affected Ponoka County residents due to wildfire

Ponoka County Regional Fire Services asking people to stay away from the scene

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Victoria police are asking for help in finding missing man Jayson Anderson. (Courtesy of VicPD)

Wetaskiwin County woman hoping to find her son missing for over 9 months

Group of friends from Ponoka County search for missing Victoria man

Victoria police are asking for help in finding missing man Jayson Anderson. (Courtesy of VicPD)
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RCMP: Thick fog is a driving hazard anytime you encounter it

When cool air mixes with warm moist air over a damp surface,…

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Lessons on life and grieving from a box of paper

A box of paper. In the end, is that all a life…

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Chief Desmond Bull, left, signs the agreement with Catherine Lappe, assistant deputy minister for Indigenous Services Canada, Feb. 1. (Photos by Emily Jaycox/BLACK PRESS NEWS MEDIA)

Louis Bull Nation signs agreement to have autonomy over own child, family services

Coun. Wayne Moonias: ‘You must make this place worthy of such a gift’

Chief Desmond Bull, left, signs the agreement with Catherine Lappe, assistant deputy minister for Indigenous Services Canada, Feb. 1. (Photos by Emily Jaycox/BLACK PRESS NEWS MEDIA)
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Carbon monoxide leak at Ponoka apartment brought back feelings of fear for Ukrainian refugee family

Yuliia Zdolnyk: ‘I again felt despair; fear of loss’

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Jeffery Kraft. (Photo submitted)

Family of Ponoka man grappling with loss, anger after manslaughter sentence reduced on appeal

Jefferey Kraft would have turned 24 today, Jan. 13, 2023

Jeffery Kraft. (Photo submitted)
Police, fire and ambulance on scene at an apartment building on 55 Street at about 9:20 a.m. (Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)

8 tenants taken to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Ponoka apartment building

Fire department says more tenants may have driven themselves to hospital for treatment

Police, fire and ambulance on scene at an apartment building on 55 Street at about 9:20 a.m. (Emily Jaycox/Ponoka News)
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Pair convicted in killing of elderly Wetaskiwin man

Court updates on central Alberta homicide cases

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