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DIDSBURY - Winger Raegen Keim, a 16-year-old rookie on the Mountainview Colts, is following in his father's footsteps, or rather skate strides.

CARSTAIRS/CREMONA/DIDSBURY - The groundhog has spoken and if a certain rodent can be believed, we are in for six more weeks of winter. Judging from the recent cold snap and dumps of snow, it looks like Balzac Billy was correct.

An increase in population of more than 700 residents over the past five years is good news for Mountain View County, but it also creates some challenges going forward, says Reeve Bruce Beattie. According to Statistics Canada numbers released on Feb.

The steering committee overseeing the updating of the Mountain View County Eagle Valley area structure plan (ASP) has come up with two draft vision statements for the revised plan, the policies and priorities committee heard at its recent regularly s

Mountain View County council has been given an update on the proposed Rocky Mountain Motorsports Park outside Carstairs. The status report was presented during council's recent regularly scheduled meeting.

Seventy youngsters took part in the Jan. 28 Mountain View Cowpoke Junior Rodeo at the Raecer Ranch Arena. The rodeo features competitors age three to 14.

Mountain View County's policies and priorities committee has been given an update on a multi-stakeholder awareness program that is protecting the West County recreational areas along the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

U.S. President Donald Trump should be commended for keeping his election promises, including his recent moves to tighten up immigrant access to the States, says former area member of Parliament Myron Thompson.

The fractured unite-the-right movement is headed for the train wreck of two and possibly three conservative challengers to the NDP in the next election.

CREMONA - A recent executive order from U.S. president Donald Trump has people throughout the world abuzz. Trump's controversial order bans people from certain countries from entering the United States for 90 days.