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CARSTAIRS -- Council passed first reading of a bylaw to redesignate an area in the Scarlett Ranch neighbourhood from municipal reserve to public utility lot.

Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen has honoured the late Myron Thompson with an address in the House of Commons. Thompson, who served as MP in the district from 1993-2008, died on Jan. 6 from cancer. On Jan.

CARSTAIRS -- The mystery of what was causing some people's car key fobs from working at the Carstairs Westview Co-op parking lot has been solved, say officials.

Alberta cattle producers can expect to face a number of challenges and welcome several new opportunities this coming year, according to Charlie Christie.

About 30 people attended the Jan. 30 Olds Rural Crime Watch Association meeting in Mountain View County council chambers. The association works with local RCMP and other stakeholders to report criminal activities and promote crime prevention.

More than 60 area residents, as well as Mountain View County councillors and staff, attended the second open house for the proposed updated Eagle Valley area structure plan (ASP) on Jan. 29.

DIDSBURY -- Dwayne and Lillian Dowell are the owners and operators of Rosebud Simmentals and Dowell Charolais, a family farm located east of Didsbury near Lone Pine.

As a fourth-generation rancher, Cherie Copithorne-Barnes knows what the most stressful moments in a beef calf’s early life are – the day it’s born, and the day it’s separated from its mother.

The Alberta Party has nominated its candidate in the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills constituency for the upcoming provincial election. Chase Brown, 21, is seeking public office for the first time.

The Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) has formed a working group to provide input and take part in consultations regarding the Bighorn Country proposal, officials said.