2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (303+ words) Published 7:00 pm Wednesday, April 1, 2026 They're not joking around when they say April is one of its favourite months. It's Volunteer Appreciation Month in April, and the Good Food Box North Okanagan (GFB) gang wants to extend a huge thank you…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (203+ words) Published 1:45 pm Wednesday, April 1, 2026 A bear cub that was rescued from Heffley Lake on March 23, 2026, and transported to the Northern Lights Wildlife Society's shelter in Smithers is reportedly "doing great" and has been named Jelly (Bear). (Submitted by Angelika Langen)…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (177+ words) Published 3:15 pm Wednesday, April 1, 2026 House of the Caribbean in Kelowna. (Google Maps) A Kelowna restaurant has been fined for contravening liquor laws. House of the Caribbean has been ordered to pay $11,000 after it was caught for a fourth time allowing…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (629+ words) Published 9:30 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026 The victory parade was at a Walmart in Saskatchewan which included a birthday bash with his sister. Derrell Sears of Armstrong celebrated his first Canadian Stick Curling Championship in the Maritimes by stopping in Moose Jaw…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (753+ words) Published 5:30 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026 There's pressure on being the captain of a B.C. Hockey League team, said Vernon Vipers play-by-play man Graham Turnbull. There's a ton of pressure being in the league. More so when you're the captain, when you're 20-years-old,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1826+ words) Published 10:00 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Legendary former Armstrong teachers Helen Sidney (left) and Jessie Ann Gamble find some good reads at the book sale at the Armstrong Museum, which is underway every Saturday until the end of March from 10-2. April 4 to…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (198+ words) Published 4:30 pm Monday, March 30, 2026 A new crosswalk is being built on Silver Star Road between MacDonald and Cunningham roads. (Google maps image) Construction of a new crosswalk on Silver Star Road is underway between Cunningham and McDonald roads. "This crosswalk…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (420+ words) Published 12:30 pm Monday, March 30, 2026 With gold on the line, Vernon Brazilian jiu jitsu fighter Lillian Marchand said to hell with the sister city. Marchand used a devastating armlock submission to defeat Elisabeth Clay from the Ares BJJ Association " located in…...

4+ day, 56+ min ago  (10+ words) Pool and gym closed for maintenance in Vernon'Vernon Morning Star...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (379+ words) Published 10:00 am Sunday, March 29, 2026 Black Dog: The Spirit of Led Zeppelin is making stops in Kelowna, Kamloops, Revelstoke, and Oliver from April 29-May 3. (Contributed) Led Zeppelin fans are going to be transported back to the 70s with Black Dog's tribute act…...