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Alberta Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson says there are both challenges and opportunities facing the province's agriculture industry in 2014.

A second public hearing will be held regarding proposed changes to Mountain View County's land use bylaw, officials announced last week.

When Chris Israelson learned in March that a six-cents-a-litre discount on diesel used for farming operations was being axed, he believed the province's motivation for cutting the discount program was more about politics than saving money.

Mountain View County is moving forward with preliminary work on a flood mitigation project for the Little Red Deer River near Water Valley. The approval came during the recent council meeting.

Red Deer County budget OK'd Red Deer County passed its 2013 budget after no public comments were received. The capital budget dropped from $42,320,858 in 2012 to $26,372,897, while the operating budget rose to $39,034,483 from $37,688,156 in 2012.

Mountain View County reeve Bruce Beattie has been voted in as chair for Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH), and is coming in at an exciting time.

A local literacy organization has received a financial boost to its operations budget, allowing for more growth and development.

Mountain View County council has approved terms of reference for the steering committee that will update the existing 2008 Bergen area structure plan. The approval came during the Dec. 11 council meeting.

Mountain View County resident Karen Olson has a longtime interest in woodworking – and now, for the first time, she is sharing her handicrafts with the public.

. The Mitten Tree has shed its bounty and dozens of needy citizens will be warmer this Christmas season thanks to the hard work and dedication of Penhold School staff and students. On Dec.