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The 64-year-old James River Bridge could be closing in the next few years, say officials.

Newly announced plans to help farmers and feedlot operators finance shelterbelts on their respective properties is a good step, says Mountain View County's deputy reeve.

A marked rise in elk population levels in parts of Mountain View County, and particularly in areas just east of the Red Deer River, needs to be addressed, say area farmers.

The Water Valley area continues to have a thriving and vibrant arts community – thanks in no small part to the tireless and ongoing efforts of Chinook Creative Arts Foundation (CCAF) members.

The Chinook's Edge School Division has deferred spending on capital equipment, transportation and maintenance in approving its $124 million 2014-15 budget, say officials.

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officials will be conducting inspections of residential construction projects, including in West Central Alberta, starting this summer.

Mountain View County councillors have reviewed community grant approvals made by the community services grant review committee.

More than two decades after first starting operations, the Shell Shantz plant continues to turn thousands of tonnes of molten sulphur into solid grain-sized pellets for shipment overseas every week.

The district dairy has been named to host the 2014 Breakfast on the Dairy Farm event next month, officials said Thursday. The Van der Sluys Dairy will open its doors to the general public on June 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

It was a relatively quiet long weekend for police, but there were still a large number of fines and tickets handed out between May 16 and 19, say area RCMP detachments. Cpl.