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10/24/2025

Sybil Evans was honoured at a recognition event today for her long-time contributions to the Ponoka Food Bank.

The event was held at the Ponoka Legion to celebrate Evans' more than thirty years of service with the Ponoka Food Bank Board. During this time, she has helped feed thousands of residents facing food insecurity in Ponoka and the surrounding area.

More on this story at onefm.ca

10/22/2025

Nature is amazing! A recent display off the BC Coast. I bet they were chasing food! Shane

10/21/2025

Kevin Ferguson has secured a second term as the Mayor of Ponoka.

According to the unofficial results from the Town's 2025 Municipal Election, Ferguson overcame candidate Edwin Geuder with a total of 1,138 votes.

Meantime, Councillors Cal David, Clayton Nelson, Teri Underhill, Carla Lloyd, and Sandra Lyon, have all be re-elected. They'll be joined by Katherine Steblyk, who will now serve her first term as a member of Ponoka Council.

For Ponoka County -- Doug Weir beat out Tom Kootstra to maintain his seat as the County's Councillor for Division 3.

10/20/2025

The Town of Ponoka has provided an update on its Highway 53 Corridor Improvement Project.

As of this past week, work crews completed the installation of trees along Rodeo Drive (Highway 53 from Highway 2A to 50 Street), the paving of trails, and the installation of light columns and tree lighting on the south side of the roadway.

For this week, electrical installation of streetlights and tree lighting on the north side of Rodeo Drive is slated for completion, while landscaping along the boulevards will also continue over the next several days.

The full update is available on onefm.ca

10/19/2025

Residents across Ponoka County will head to the polls tomorrow for the 2025 Municipal Election.

In the Town of Ponoka, polls will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and ballots can be cast at the Ponoka Stampede Grounds. For Ponoka County residents, ballots can be cast from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the County Office and Crestomere Public Works Shop. In Rimbey, polls will also be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. as voters can cast their ballots at Keyera Place.

In order to vote, you must be at least 18 years of age, a Canadian citizen, and a resident of the municipality you're voting in.

10/17/2025

The Alberta Surface Rights Federation wants the province to pause its plans to double oil and gas production until all of the current orphaned oil wells on private lands are fully cleaned up.

This comes as the organization held a town hall earlier this week that heard from ranchers and farmers who continue to deal with problems associated with orphan wells on their properties.

You can read the full story on onefm.ca

10/16/2025

New license plates should be a good consolation right teachers? Right....

-Jayson

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10/16/2025

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-pick-a-plate Here's the link to vote for your New Alberta licence plate. The Slogan will be "Strong and Free" but you can pick the background art. Shane

Vote for your favourite licence plate concepts.

10/14/2025

The Alberta Government has confirmed that water pumping in Gull Lake will get underway this coming April.

This comes as part of an effort to restore the lake's water levels, which fell to historic lows in 2024.

"A filtration system has been approved and will be installed on the current pumps," said MLA Jennifer Johnson. "It should be ready to go and pumping by April 1, 2026. This is meant to stabilize the lake but will likely not be enough to restore it or save it completely."

More on this story can be found at onefm.ca

10/14/2025

I think my job has been taken! New drive home host! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving long weekend! Lots to talk about today, so tune in at 3pm!

-Jayson (and his son)

10/13/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!

10/10/2025

Happy Thanksgiving friends! Much to be thankful for in our beautiful province! Shane