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Highway 758 has re-opened — 100 days after being swallowed up by June’s flooding. The stretch of highway, which accesses Bragg Creek from the southwest, was officially re-opened to traffic Sept. 28.

Two Cochrane area women are hitting the big stage next rodeo season.

Police believe speed was a causing factor in a single motor-vehicle collision Oct. 1, which resulted in the death of the 27-year-old driver. The incident occurred at approximately 4:50 a.m.

With a delicious line-up of local restaurants, food-based boutiques and watering holes, this weekend’s Taste of Cochrane is set and ready to tempt tastebuds. Slated to run Oct. 5, the food-and-drink themed event has no set schedule or start point.

For Steve Grossick, electing a good, insightful government is fundamental for the success of Cochrane. And as a candidate for town council in the Oct. 21 election, he said those are a few of the characteristics he’s bringing to the race.

A new bylaw was approved Sept. 23 by Cochrane council, which looks to streamline the town’s procedures of purchasing a business licence.

Following a social-media battle with Airdrie MLA Rob Anderson, which appeared to get quite heated at times, Cochrane mayor and Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP) chair Truper McBride is remaining steadfast when it comes to comments he has been charge

Most singer/songwriters in the world who have political aspirations usually voice their opinions through song, through news conferences and in the newspaper.

Cochrane council adopted a new policy Sept. 23 in an effort to better conserve the community’s wetlands, addressing several preservation principles to guide the town’s future decision making.

Seniors on the Bow (SOTB) hosted a packed panel of Cochrane’s mayoral, council and school board candidates last night (Oct. 2), and funding for the new Aquatic Centre dominated the near three-hour conversation.