Claresholm Local Press

The Claresholm RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the person or persons responsible for a recent hit and run. On Friday, July 31, around 12:30 p.m. a red caravan was parked in the handicap parking at the IGA grocery store. The driver of the van found a dent in the rear hatch door. Anyone with information on this crime, … Read more…

By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The community gathered in Stavely last week for a fundraising auction to help one of their own. Foothills Auctioneers hosted a benefit auction for Roland and Janet Sippola on Friday, Aug. 7 at the auction market in Stavely that raised more than $50,000. The Sippolas lost their barn, 21 kilometres west of Nanton, to … Read more…

Sign of the timesSandy Siemens was one of the volunteers, along with J.C. Tratnik on the back, taking advantage of the hot sunny mornings, to do some painting at the Claresholm Pentecostal Assembly on Wednesday, July 29. Photo by Rob Vogt

A new face will greet you by phone or in person when you contact the Claresholm and District Transportation Society. Sally Morton began her job as the society’s chief administrative officer the second week in June and she has been busy learning the role. “It’s been fabulous,” she said of her first month and a half on the job. She is … Read more…

The Claresholm RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the person responsible for a recent hit and run in Nanton. On June 29, there was a collision at the corner of 28th Street and 20th Avenue in Nanton. A black jeep was waiting at the stop sign. The driver put the jeep into reverse to make room for a turning … Read more…