Local News

Captain Clot-Buster, otherwise known as Martin Parnell, will be taking on the Calgary Marathon on May 29. “I'm very nervous - it's the first marathon for the Captain.

The Cochrane Farmers’ Market is back in town next weekend. Farm fresh to your table is what local and surrounding area farmers will be offering every Saturday at the Cochrane Ranche from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. rain or shine, starting June 4.

Thanks to unfavourable weather, the May long weekend was relatively tame for local campgrounds and recreational areas.

The Town of Cochrane, the town’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), and United Way have approved $160,778 in grant funding for local organizations.

Two Cremona teens are being mourned by family and friends after an accident earlier this year claimed both their lives. “From a young age people would remark on Taylore’s happy countenance.

A nurse from Stoney First Nation received a national award for Excellence in Nursing after four decades of service.

Residents packed Weedon Pioneer Community Hall last week to voice concerns about the proposed Cochrane North development.

Eighty-seven year old Bragg Creek resident Siegfried Beckedorf has written and published his first book. Titled Diamonds Everywhere, the book is about Beckedorf's life with his late wife, Ursula, whom the book is in honour of.

Cochranite Aaron Lauritsen will spend the next couple of months competing to be Canada's Greatest Explorer on the Woods ™ Canada reality challenge. Lauritsen was recruited to the show following an online voting period from April 29 to May 11.

Nothing says bedtime snuggles like a puppy or kitty and Cochrane children can enjoy an evening with some cuddly critters next week. The Cochrane & Area Humane Society will be hosting its monthly pyjama party May 27 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.