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The Foothills Forage and Grazing Association (FFGA) recently held a workshop titled ‘Soil Health: The Bottom Lines' at the Carstairs Community Hall.

Fifteen riders and eight cart riders, along with organizers and volunteers enjoyed a sunny summer evening and a delicious barbecue supper at the Caluori Pavilion in Olds on June 27 for the Mount View Special Riding Spring Trail Riding Night.

The official end of an era in Benalto has come and passed. Classes are over at the hamlet's school, first opened in 1938 and possibly closed forever.

Mountain View County residents against a proposed motorsports park east of Carstairs have collected well over 200 signatures on a petition against the potential development.

Paterson GlobalFoods is moving forward with plans for a new grain terminal facility near Bowden after a recent appeal by an area landowner was denied.

Although the Sundre Petroleum Operators' Group (SPOG) made the tough call to cancel its annual Neighbours' Day fair this year, an official said the event will eventually be back.

A dozen of Alberta's top skeet shooters took part in the 2016 Alberta Provincial Skeet Championships at the Lone Pine Clay Target Club east of Olds on June 24 -26. Shooters came from Calgary, Provost, Red Deer and Olds for the competition.

A community in Alberta could become the new home of stone sculptures created by artists from around the world if a Kickstarter campaign by the owner of the Bergen Rocks succeeds.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has approved the paving of the entrance road and parking area of the new agriculture shop near the county head office. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

On July 1, we will come together to celebrate the 149th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Although Alberta did not officially become a province until 1905, we have become an integral part of our nation's shared history.