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During the past two and a half months, an arsonist has set fire to at least 23 Waste Management garbage bins in Central Alberta, including Mountain View County.

A 46-year-old man charged after a woman fell down a flight of stairs during a confrontation in a Carstairs residence in December has been handed a term of house arrest.

In the wake of three oil spills in June, four groups have joined together to launch a new pipeline spill tip line that will release information and photos to the public.

Mountain View County council's policies and priorities committee gave a strong thumbs-up to a revised dust control policy that formalizes council's decision last year to end the free service for residents living within 50 metres of a gravel road.

The draft business plan for Mountain View County's two airports made a hard landing at council's policies and priorities committee meeting Wednesday, as the former reeve chided the plan's presenters for bringing it forward prematurely.

A 39-year-old Eagle Valley woman charged after threats were made to an energy company operating in the Sundre area will be sentenced in September, court officials said Friday.

Dick Ross was among a contingent of area competitors who posted excellent results in various events at the Calgary Stampede last week.

Officials have unveiled what is called a preliminary pre-design concept plan for a proposed 143-bed Sundre seniors' housing facility, which if built could include a range of supportive living options from independent to high-level care.

The Central Alberta Immigrant Women's Association (CAIWA) is hoping a $300,000 federal grant will go a long way to help women in rural communities such as Innisfail and Olds find appropriate employment.

“Hot. Hotter than hell.”That's how resident Allan Anderson, 76, described what it felt like inside Mount View Lodge in Olds during last week's heat wave.The facility at 5230-50 St.