Cobras take fourth at volleyball Zones

By Rob VogtThe Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls volleyball team went into the Alberta Schools Athletic Association 1A/2A South Zone tournament ranked fourth and that’s how they ended up.The Cobras hosted the 1A/2A South Zone tournament, which determined this area’s two representatives for the provincial championship tournament, which runs from Nov. 16 to 18 in Whitecourt.They welcomed … Read more

Water, sewer rates to increase three per cent over the next three years

By Rob VogtCiting inflationary pressures, Claresholm town council will increase the water and sewer rates three percent each year for 2024, 2025, and 2026.At its Oct. 23 meeting, council passed first reading of an amendment to the town’s water and sewer bylaw increasing the rates.The decision came after they reviewed areport from administration stating that in 2018 council made the … Read more

South Champions

The Claresholm Cobras bantam football team has won the Football Alberta South Championship and is off to the Tier-2 provincial nine-man bantam football championship game. They blew out the Pincher Creek Mustangs by a score of 52-7 in the South Championship final in Raymond on Saturday, Nov. 4, and will now face Olds for the provincial championship on Saturday, Nov. … Read more

Livingstone-Macleod MLA opens office in Claresholm

By Rob VogtThe constituency office for the MLA for Livingstone-Macleod will be in downtown Claresholm.Chelsae Petrovic officially opened her constituency office on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 4927 – First Street West.“It’s a way for us to open the door and welcome the constituents in,” she said.Previously, there were two constituency offices, in Pincher Creek and High River, but Petrovic has amalgamated … Read more