A flavour of what's in this week's Westmeath Independent!!

This week's Westmeath Independent is OUT NOW and features the best local news, sport, features and photography from Athlone and Moate.
Our stories include:

* Concern at rapid rise in Shannon levels
* Athlone jockey fulfils Cheltenham dream
* Man dies in horrific M6 crash
* RNLI praised following river rescue
* Kilbeggan firm set to double workforce
* Streamstown success at Crufts
* Council urged to support bid for new Cornamaddy school
* Photos from Athlone and Moate St Patrick's Day parades
* Check out all the declared candidates for May's Local Elections.
* Eight entries reach Junk Koute national final.
* Read all about local poet Philomena Barry in our Independent People feature

All this and more can be found in this week's edition, which is out now. A digital edition can be purchased through the ePaper link at the top of this page.