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Mountain View County council last week ordered the cleanup of Water Valley Campground, closed since the site flooded in late May.

After years of battling the provincial government over the future of a flood-protection berm they constructed along the Little Red Deer River on their property in Westward Ho, MarieAnne and Bryce Schacher have finally been given a little bit of good

Environment Canada received reports of three tornadoes in the region last Thursday between 4 and 8 p.m.One was spotted 10 miles northwest of Bergen, another was reported at a campground 15 km west of Innisfail near Rge. Rd. 21 and Twp. Rd.

A plan to repair and expand the Dickson Jubilee Recreation Centre is set to go ahead after Red Deer County councillors agreed to partner with the Spruce View and District Agricultural Society on the project.

A heated public hearing for a rezoning application by a Mountain View County councillor's sister was put on hold last week after the new county planning chief recommended a site visit.

It was going to happen this year if possible ñ but it wasn't possible.Mountain View County council decided last week to put the reconstruction of Big Prairie Bridge on hold and re-tender the project for an Oct. 30, 2012 completion date.

The Youth Skills Link Initiative has been a successful program that has worked well for the youth who participate in it, Chinook's Edge School Division trustees were told at a recent board meeting.

The Wild Rose Classic, a local event featuring a pioneer style of sport with roots to royalty, will never be accused of competing against the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for wide-eyed delirious fans.

A 45-year-old man who damaged another man's computer during a scuffle at a Torrington apartment in August has been ordered to pay restitution.The accused pleaded guilty in Didsbury provincial court on Wednesday to a charge of mischief.

West Central Alberta athletes of all ages ñ whether they are participating in hockey, soccer, baseball or some other sport ñ should certainly take new Canadian Medical Association (CMA) concussion warnings to heart, says longtime Sundre Minor Hockey