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WATER VALLEY - Excavation for the construction of a new Water Valley Community Hall began last week. With $900,000 of the $1.1 million fundraising already in the bank, committee members decided they were close enough to start.

Forage specialists plan to release hundreds of predator insects in Mountain View County this fall to test the effectiveness of a biological control on a very common noxious weed.

DIDSBURY - The new owner of the former United Church manse has pulled her request to have the building designated a municipal historic resource.

DIDSBURY - Any plans to add lawn bowling to the Memorial Complex grounds project will have to wait after council tied votes twice, thus defeating two separate motions.

The Town of Didsbury main municipal office officially moved July 17 and re-opened July 19 in its new location at 1606-14 St. It now houses the Town of Didsbury administration staff, council chambers and Didsbury Neighborhood Place.

There was a great turnout for both sessions of the Didsbury Library Expansion Committee's visioning workshops held at the new municipal office building on July 20.

DIDSBURY - Close to 100 people came out to a couple of different visioning workshops on July 20 to discuss the plans for library expansion.

With the confirmation of whirling disease in Mountain View County, area waterway-users are being encouraged to help stop the spread of the fatal fish disease.

CARSTAIRS - Development growth in the town is picking up according to the number of building permits issued during the first half of 2017.

Horseback riders make their way down 10th Avenue in Carstairs during the annual Beef and Barley Days parade.