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An all-councillor open house being held by Mountain View County this week is an attempt, in part, to improve communication and dialogue with ratepayers, says Reeve Bruce Beattie.

Despite assertions from the federal government that it is doing everything it can to ensure producers' grain makes it to market, one group representing the country's grain producers says it could be doing more.

With traffic on area highways expected to increase markedly over the coming weeks and months as more drivers travel in the region for spring and summertime activities, police are hoping those same drivers will keep the speeds down, says Sundre RCMP C

“Send a farmer to Ottawa and get back a politician” is a time-honoured piece of Western Canadian common sense born of rueful experience.

Overland flooding across Mountain View and Red Deer counties had forced the closure of numerous roads as of press time Friday.

The Chinook's Edge School Division has sent a letter to Transport Canada asking if safety regulations are in place that limit the amount of time trains can remain stationary at railway crossings.

Spring seems to have finally returned from its extended vacation from these parts as remnants of the long, cold, snowy winter are slowly disappearing. For good, we hope.

Candidates for the Progressive Conservative leadership will pay a $50,000 entry fee to help defray the party's debt of nearly $1 million.

West Central Alberta farmers are being advised to take precautionary steps in preparing for the possibility of flooding this spring.

The Water Valley Community Association (WVCA) has developed a five-year plan outlining proposed facility upgrades in the community, with officials outlining the plan for Mountain View County's policies and priorities committee on April 2.