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From a paperclip, to an $1,100 Okotoks Recreation Centre family pass, and more yet to come — an Okotoks youth is trading up to support charity in memory of a friend.

Planned changes to several corporate and small business taxes will significantly hurt companies and professionals in the Foothills, says a local business group.

Okotokians and residents in the surrounding area won’t have to mark an ‘x’ to select their two separate school trustees.

An Okotoks-area church has shown plenty of faith in the community and its congregation in helping to feed those going through hard times.

RCMP are seeking two suspects in relation to six motor vehicle thefts from two properties northeast of Okotoks. Of the six, five have been recovered – four near Okotoks and one in northwest Calgary with the assistance of Calgary Police.

The incumbent Okotoks trustee for the Foothills School Division is seeking re-election despite being on leave for nearly a year. At least for now.

There will be 18 candidates for town council and two for mayor on the ballot for Okotoks in next month’s municipal election. Current Coun. Carrie Fischer filed nomination papers on Sept. 18 to run for top seat against Mayor Bill Robertson in the Oct.

There are five seats up for grabs on MD of Foothills council in next month’s municipal election. Larry Spilak in Division 6 and Suzanne Oel in Division 4 were acclaimed after no one stepped forward to challenge their seats at the council table.

Okotoks restaurant owners got an application they won't soon forget Friday morning. Emergency crews were left to clean up after an SUV jumped the curb and drove into the front window of the Okotoks Freshii location on Sept. 15.

Members of an Okotoks' murder victim's family are furious her killer will be allowed to make trips to Calgary.