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Ron Regier is getting ready to celebrate a milestone anniversary in his life – one he’s been anxiously awaiting for nearly five years. “We’re a week away,” he said of the upcoming Aug.

The 49th annual Cochrane Lions Labour Day Rodeo is gearing up for another successful finale to the summer ending rodeo weekend. But Cochrane and Area Events Society (CAES) organizers are concerned that with only three weeks remaining until the Sept.

The rapid deployment of two provincial helicopters and scores of other emergency equipment to a recent car fire on a highway near Cochrane illustrates the critical level of fire danger across southern Alberta.

Cochrane’s only affordable seniors housing facility, Big Hill Lodge, is at the brink of an exciting new chapter.

A growing traffic congestion problem at peak times in Bragg Creek has spurred some hamlet residents to take the issue to task. An online petition through Change.

The folks behind the annual Cochrane Fair and the Cochrane Classic Bull Riding are lining up for a busy weekend with no shortage of crowd-pleasing entertainment.

Cochranite Greg Kierzek remembers a time in his own life where he wasn’t comfortable sharing his diabetes diagnosis with many people.

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Farmer Eric Longeway has seen his share of good harvests over the last 91 years – but it doesn’t take more than a glance at his current crops to know this season won’t be one for the books.