Local News

Chinook's Edge School Division students will continue to benefit from the ongoing partnership between the division and area RCMP detachments during the upcoming 2011-2012 school year, say officials.

Red Deer County councillors approved plans for a new fertilizer plant near Innisfail last week but were split over who should bear the cost of the road improvements associated with its construction.

When NexLevel Challenge officially opened its doors on June 25 at the Red Lodge Guest Ranch, 11 kilometres west of Bowden, it was targeting underprivileged and at-risk youth with an innovative experiential learning retreat program.

The presence of water on the Elsner property southeast of Sundre was the focus of a Municipal Government Board jurisdictional hearing in Olds on July 29.

A 51-year-old man pulled over during a routine traffic stop in Didsbury in 2009 has been fined $2,300.

The biggest turnout in a Didsbury-area bench fair's history may be bested with this year's event.The 2010 Lone Pine Bench Fair drew 681 entries ñ ìa record number,î said Paula Harris, member of the Lone Pine board.ìWe had huge, huge interest.

Overall, the consistently wet weather has had a detrimental effect upon crops in Mountain View and Red Deer counties, say agricultural services officials from the two counties.

West Central Alberta dog and cat owners are being asked to check their pets for ticks after several animals in the province tested positive for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

Railway enthusiasts should be feeling a boost this week as Canadian Pacific's Heritage Train was scheduled to roll through the region as part of the second annual drive to support the Children's Wish Foundation (CWF).

The future of Highway 2/27 development east of Olds was thrown in doubt after Mountain View County council ìtook off the glovesî at its July 20 regular meeting.