Local News

The five-year renewal of the Campus Alberta Central (CAC) joint venture between Olds College and Red Deer College is great news for adult students across the region, says Bob Clark, chairman of the board of Olds College.

In a year where moisture conditions across the province have rebounded, it appears that Mountain View County is an outlier. Dallas Christopherson's farm northwest of Olds produced a Top 3 yield of all time last year, growing wheat, barley and canola.

The 18th annual Water Valley Celtic Festival saw about 1,100 paying guests entertained by 218 musicians, dancers, storytellers and others.

The pioneer Benalto School permanently closed its doors on June 24 after 87 years of service, but not before parents jumped key hurdles towards creating a new education service for their hamlet.

Twenty years ago when my late wife's career took her to Wyoming and we purchased a small condo in Casper, we signed up for the green energy option on our power bill at an extra cost of about $5 per month.

The Torrington Historical Society is pleased to announce the official unveiling of the Torrington and District History Book 1890-2015.

The board of the Chinook's Edge School Division will consider a proposal this week to sell the pioneer Benalto School to Red Deer County.

The president of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) has given Mountain View County council an update on the ongoing efforts to update the Municipal Government Act.

More than 50 Reed Ranch School students and their teachers visited Heritage Park in Calgary on June 14 to learn first-hand about Alberta's rural past.

Updating the curriculum in schools across the province is both welcome and in some cases long overdue, says Lissa Steele, associate superintendent of learning services with Chinook's Edge School Division.