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Although carbon monoxide monitors are not currently installed in Chinook’s Edge schools, the division’s board of trustees is expected to discuss whether the devices should be put in place, says superintendent Kurt Sacher.

CARSTAIRS -- A trio of brazen thieves broke into Broken Wrench Automotive in the early morning hours on Jan. 31 in Carstairs and stole a laptop computer and an F-150 truck, said owner Ryan Pelletier.

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.