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Spruce View's Diamond Jubilee Recreation Centre will be getting some much needed upgrades after the community west of Bowden won a community-support contest put on by UFA. On Jan.

A first draft of Mountain View County's new Highway 2-27 area structure plan (ASP) was presented to the steering committee overseeing the project on Jan. 14.

A Mountain View County woman is being commended for her efforts in helping save the life of a young girl in Arizona on Jan. 11.

About 50 Mountain View County residents attended a Jan. 10 information meeting hosted by Wild Rose Conservative MP Blake Richards regarding a medical marijuana grow operation being proposed for a rural property north of Cremona.

January is a time of beginnings. It feels fresh and full of potential and possibilities. Many of us are thinking about making changes in the new year and being intentional about those changes. The same can be said for children.

Mountain View County council has approved a $25,000 survey that will gather ratepayer input into everything from taxes to councillor representation to satisfaction with agriculture programs. During the Jan.

The first draft of the proposed new Highway 2-27 area structure plan is scheduled to be presented to the committee overseeing development of the plan on Jan. 14, said director of planning John Rusling.

Although it is no mystery to residents, Mountain View County (MVC), as well as the region in general, has been pummelled with wintry weather recently, leading to less-than-ideal road conditions.

Red Deer County peace officers are probing a trio of illegal dumping cases west of Bowden -- an ongoing problem throughout the municipality that has angered and frustrated citizens for years. "It is an ongoing problem, absolutely.

The Alberta Farm Animal Care Alert line logged over 500 calls in 2013, serving mainly to educate the public about the livestock industry throughout the province.