Local News

The Queen's Bench trial of a 19-year-old man charged after a violent home invasion in Didsbury in November 2010 has been adjourned until July.

With the “whack the frac” idea off the table, Mountain View County administration is looking at recovering damaged road costs associated with energy company activity through a sector-specific business licence.

A suggestion by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) last week that provinces start issuing restricted graduated licences for senior drivers isn't getting great reviews in the district.

Award winning country singer, Gary Fjellgaard will be heading to Red Deer County next week.“I sure love the small communities. It's more one-on-one,” said Fjellgaard of starting a tour this week that will take him from his home on Gabriola Island B.

Wild Rose leader Danielle Smith made a campaign stop west of Cremona on April 2 to announce her party's third pledge, the Alberta Energy Dividend.

Landowners in the Netook Crossing Business Park may have to consider paying a local improvement tax in order to get piped water and sewer services to the Highway 2 and Highway 27 area.

GuZoo quietly reopened last Sunday.After a rocky year marked by controversy, owner Lynn Gustafson decided to close the Three Hills area zoo last November for the winter for the first time in 21 years.

The board of trustees approved changes to the traditional Red Deer Regional Catholic Schools calendar for both the Olds and Rocky Mountain House catchment areas at its regular meeting on April 3.

Residential property owners in Mountain View County will be paying 4.1 per cent more in taxes this year then they did in 2011 while farmland taxes are rising by 2.7 per cent.

A spokesperson for Alberta Municipal Affairs has confirmed that a dissolution study will be undertaken for the Village of Cremona.“The petition has been deemed to be sufficient,” said Jerry Ward, public affairs officer with the ministry.