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CARSTAIRS-CREMONA-DIDSBURY - While most municipal councils take a summer hiatus, that doesn't mean work isn't being done. Many local towns and villages have infrastructure projects on the go.

A Mountain View County-based exporter of hay and grains has received approval to add to its operations. The county’s municipal planning commission recently approved a development permit with conditions for Barr-Ag to expand its drying system.

A couple of Communities in Bloom judges who recently got to tour local landscape and historical highlights seemed impressed by what they saw during their visit to Sundre.

CARSTAIRS - The sun will soon be setting on longtime business The Only One Under the Sun in Carstairs. The clothing and knick-knack store is closing on Aug.

Additional previously undetected moisture damage has pushed the cost to repair the county’s administrative building over budget. Council approved additional project expenses during the regular council meeting on Aug.

The future of farming, along with the here and now, was on full display at Olds College's south campus last week.

About 60 county residents attended a presentation on rural property protection held at the Mountain View County administration office on Aug. 14. The event featured presentations from Didsbury RCMP Staff Sgt.

Cyclists who returned to Sundre to raise funds for cancer research, treatment and support during the 11th annual Alberta Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer were glad not to have to contend with wildfire smoke, which forced organizers to cancel the event

Expectations for the number of new oil and gas wells to be drilled across Canada this year have once again been revised downward.

INNISFAIL - About 50 farmers and ranchers took in the 15th stop of the UCP provincial government's Farm, Freedom and Safety Consultation on Aug. 16 at the Innisfail Library/Learning Centre.