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• Charges laid in oilsands drowning death in tailings pond

  Marilyn Boughner and her daughter Sharon Telford at Sharon's acreage near Tofield, Alberta.

• Baker named to Lakeland board

  Lakeland College will have some extra new faces this fall. Recently, former Lloydminster Mayor Ken Baker, Valerie Burgardt and Mike Kotelko were each appointed to three-year terms on the Lakeland College board of governors, with the first meeting on Sept.

• Lloydminster Meridian Booster

  As students gear up to head back to school, the Lloydminster Public School Division is putting the final touches on upgrades and repairs to several schools.

• Lloydminster Meridian Booster

  Lloydminster Rural/Maidstone RCMP are requesting the public's help in tracking down a stolen dog.

• Vandals blow past the Drillers

  The Lloydminster Vandals hosted the Grande Prairie Drillers in their Alberta Football League semi-final match at Armstrong Field on Saturday.

• Hoofing it across Alberta for Alzheimers

  For people driving east on Highway 16 from Jasper Sept. 5, don't be alarmed if you see a big purple bus and four people riding horses.

• Woman killed in rural Alberta crash

  Emergency crews had to use the Jaws of Life to rescue two people following a fatal crash near Stettler - about 230 km northeast of Calgary.

• Time traveller's journey

  The Climb Thru Time Museum fills the annex between the tiny Paradise Valley train station and the grain elevator.

• Freedom run for diabetes research coming to city on Sunday

  " Three-year-old Barrett Hedstrom runs during the 2009 Freedom Run in Sherwood Park, Alta.

• New park a gateway to downtown

  Lloydminster is home to a new park in the downtown core. On Tuesday afternoon, Streetscapes held the grand opening of the railway border marker park, located on Highway 17 between 51 and 52 Avenue.