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The trial of a 37-year-old man accused of threatening a four-year-old girl in Olds in July 2011 is expected to wrap up this week with a verdict from Judge George Gaschner.The accused faces a charge of uttering a threat to cause bodily harm.

Reeve Bruce Beattie will take a six-week leave of absence starting next month and will serve out at least the rest of his second year on council, he told the Gazette last week.

An inventory of 27 environmentally significant areas in Red Deer County, updated for the first time since 1990, was accepted by council Tuesday.

In an effort to bring more support to family members and others coping with suicide loss in West Central Alberta, the non-profit Suicide Information and Education Services (SIES) organization is stepping up its presence and programs in area rural com

Harry Drever is the first to admit that he's a ìtrue, diehard Calgary Stampede fan.

The Alberta Surface Rights Group is calling for a moratorium on hydraulic fracking after an incident that took place near Innisfail in mid-January.

An expected outcome of council's freeze on multi-lots, applications for subdivision, rezoning and development permits fell dramatically last year in Mountain View County, planning department statistics released last week show.

Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith pitched her party as agents of ìhonest-to-goodness changeî at a fundraising dinner for candidate Bruce Rowe in Olds last Tuesday.

A 35-year-old woman who gave police a false name on two occasions in 2011 has been given one day in jail and fined almost $3,500.

Due to the extremely cold weather last week, both the Chinook's Edge School Division and the Red Deer Regional Catholic Schools rural routes did not run buses on Wednesday.