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Mountain View County's municipal planning commission has approved a development permit to allow for the relocation of an established West Country kennel.

A 30-year-old drunk driver stopped near Olds in February 2010 has been jailed.The accused pleaded guilty in Didsbury provincial court on July 11 to a charge of driving with a blood-alcohol level greater than 80 mg per cent.

A group of Red Deer County landowners has been recognized for its progressive environmental work. Residents participating in Off the Creek, a green initiative through the county, have received a 2011 Emerald Award.

The Water Valley Campground was expected to be ready last Friday to meet its targeted reopening date, Mountain View County administration said last week.

The David Thompson Health Advisory Council (DTHAC) has made a number of recommendations to Alberta Health Services aimed at improving health-care service for seniors in West Central Alberta.

Whenever Joan Donald heads out into the community she keeps one notion at the forefront.ìI have often been quoted as saying, ëYou can't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You have to be able to throw something back,'î she said.

Severe weather, including supercell storms and up to three tornadoes, pounded parts of Mountain View County and Red Deer County last week.The high-impact weather conditions left their mark, uprooting and tossing trees at nearby buildings.

Regulating cloud seeding in Canada is a must under the federal Weather Modification Act ñ but how successful the practice is, or what effect it has on the environment, isn't actively watched by the government, said Stewart Cober, who conducts cloud p

Plans for an expanded recreation park in the Village of Delburne got a $50,000 boost from Red Deer County Council last week.

A Sundre-area woman is measuring community support for a daily shuttle service to Calgary.