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Not everyone knows what went down on the battlefields of J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle Earth, but Cochrane’s Steven McMichael does.

Shell has donated $230,000 and solidified a partnership with the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park Foundation (GRPPF) to launch advanced research on land reclamation practices using native grasslands.

Cochrane RCMP, alongside the Cochrane Integrated Traffic Unit (ITU), continue to be busy with their Checkstop Program this holiday season. A Dec.

Cochrane RCMP have made a pair of arrests in connection with the Nov. 29 robbery of Late Hours Liquor Store.

Rocky View councillors were on board with Alberta Sand and Gravel Association’s suggestion to require aggregate operators to register their trucks with the association, during a meeting Dec. 18.

It’s hard to believe that 2013 is only a few short days away. Luckily, many local venues are offering up come stellar options for ringing in the new year. So, bust out your partypants and check out the wide range of festivities slated for this Dec.

A local writer and environmentalist has voiced concern over Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) issuing permits to energy companies to extract water from Dogpound Creek.

An accident in a school washroom has left a Grade 3 Bearspaw Elementary School student in critical condition. On Dec.

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With horse-drawn wagons and the singing of holiday tunes, the Cowboy Trail Church’s Christmas Caroling event may bring out the seasonal spirit in even the biggest Scrooge. On Dec.