By Lawrence Gleason, Local Press Writer One person is dead and another injured in a collision between a transport truck and a small vehicle near Granum. The collision occurred Thursday, Feb. 8 at about 3p.m., with police responding soon after. “It is a tragedy,” Sgt. Brian Mucha of the Fort Macleod RCMP said at the scene. “One person is deceased … Read more…
People turned out in droves Friday night, Feb. 9, at the arena to support Claresholm’s bid to be Kraft Hockeyville. Children made signs, and people made noise as a rally took place in the first intermission of the peewee provincial game between Claresholm and Nanton.
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Fort Macleod RCMP have recovered a stolen all-terrain vehicle near Granum, but are requesting the public’s assistance in finding another one. On Feb. 3, Fort Macleod RCMP received a report of a suspicious person riding through farm fields east of Granum at 7:30 a.m. Members were able to locate a Mahindra “side by side” … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer There will be a lot to see and do when Claresholm’s Winter Festival takes to the outdoors this Saturday. Starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, activities run throughout the day, primarily between the Claresholm Community Centre and the Agriplex. The schedule will include: Children’s games and races from 11 a.m. to 3 … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer No one is saying very much after a member of Claresholm town council filed a human rights complaint. Approximately 25 people attended a special meeting of council on Feb. 1, at which most of the meeting was conducted in-camera, or in private without the public present. Those who attend in-camera sessions are prevented from … Read more…
West Meadow Elementary School welcomed the community into the school as family and friends read with students on Monday, Jan. 29, to commemorate Family Literacy Day. Here, at left is Finn Buhmiller, reading with his grandmother Rita Burton.
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer A trial date still has not been set for a Claresholm man charged with several counts of sexual assault, sexual interference, and sexual exploitation. A trial date was expected to be set in Fort Macleod provincial court on Jan. 31. However, John Dziadyk, a Fort Macleod lawyer appearing on behalf of Jim Lutz, a … Read more…