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The Olds Ag Society is confident it can find investors and proceed with land acquisition for a racetrack casino while the province's moratorium on casino licences remains in effect, the group's general manager says.

Average residential property values in Mountain View County took a double-digit tumble in Water Valley and east of Sundre between 2009 and 2010, the county's assessment department reported.East of Sundre, average values declined 13.

Mountain View County is considering a business licence policy that would offer as wide a range of options as possible ñ including the option of not even taking out a licence.

A 42-year-old Didsbury man has been sentenced to three years in a federal penitentiary for sex crimes involving his daughter.

Mountain View County has scheduled a non-statutory public hearing for April 6 to receive comments on a proposed anti-noise bylaw.

The Society to Stop Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED) is once again encouraging Albertans to abide by the pruning ban between April 1 and Sept. 30.

Mountain View County's operational services department will draft a business plan for Sundre Airport development before council decides if it will reconsider funding the initiative this year.

Mountain View County council has approved the rezoning application for a 57-site recreational vehicle park southeast of Sundre.

New federal labelling regulations aimed at preventing allergic reactions to certain foods are a welcome move, says Sundre physician Dr. Hal Irvine.

Council supports the principle of funding agricultural programs for youth in Mountain View County, but couldn't support a joint ag society funding request for $70,650, councillors said last week.