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A newly appointed judge opened up about her Cochrane roots and how rural living had a sway on her career. On April 4, former Cochrane student L. Bernette Ho was appointed judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Calgary.

Only a week after Santa Claus Parade organizer Mick Gee announced he would be stepping away from the event another organization has stepped up to take the reins.

The children who were rushed by ambulance from a home near Morley are in the care of relatives while Stoney Nakoda Child Services investigates the circumstances that left one child dead.

A former mayor of Waiparous was the victim of a break and enter confrontation over the weekend, an event which he said highlights the often slow RCMP response time for rural residents. At around 2:30 a.m.

Conservative Cochranites looking to dig their teeth into local United Conservative Party (UCP) grassroots opportunities are encouraged to make their way down to the Cochrane Legion at 9 a.m. on April 14.

A number of Morley Community School (MCS) students may see bright careers in the near future. Sixteen students spent their spring break certifying in solar panel installation all while earning graduation credits and gaining safety certificates.

Council is moving ahead with public engagement and a study to see how Cochranites would like to see their public spaces take shape in the years to come.

Sitting in his Bow Meadows living room, tears begin to creep into Bill Marsh's eyes as he speaks of how the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team tragedy affected him as a hockey parent, a full province away.

Warm Water Therapy Members of the Cochrane and District Warm Water Therapy Pool Society were on deck to present an overview of how their public education campaign on the rehabilitative benefits of warm water therapy continues to rise.

Todd Hirsch arrived in Cochrane for a breakfast speech this week, carrying with him a lukewarm forecast “inching in the right direction” for Alberta’s economy with a conservative prediction of 2.8 per cent GDP growth this year.