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The solar system's largest planet is making quite a spectacle of itself in the night sky and will remain visible until about March, according to a celestial expert.ìJupiter's been up, visible for quite some time, a couple months now.

Renowned animal behaviour specialist Dr. Temple Grandin will be coming to Olds College for a one-day workshop on Jan. 18, organized by Mountain View County and the Foothills Forage and Grazing Association (FFGA).

Some RCMP members believe that Bill 26 is a good rule that will help keep the highways safer.ìI've been in this job a lot of years and I'm of the opinion of zero tolerance,î said Sgt. Percy Leipnitz of the Sundre RCMP detachment.

Fish and Wildlife officers are advising residents and visitors in the West County near Sundre to ensure they are keeping a good eye on their young children and pets after two cougars recently had to be destroyed after killing pets.

A 31-year-old man who took a backhoe excavator owned by Mountain View County on a brief joyride before crashing the machine into a ditch has been ordered to pay $127,000 in restitution.

Mountain View County council is reviewing a proposal to replace Big Prairie Bridge with a lower-cost steel structure that could be installed as early as March or April.

Two investigations are underway after a gas leak was discovered at the Shell Caroline Gas Complex northwest of Sundre last week, say officials.At about noon on Dec.

A handful of obsolete bylaws will be up for repeal at today's Red Deer County council meeting.

The Olds and Area Traffic Safety Committee (OATSC) will be introducing a new program in early 2012 to help spread awareness on impaired driving and encourage communities within Mountain View and Red Deer counties to report suspected impaired drivers.

There are three things immediately apparent with Lisa Ward ñ energy, passion and modesty.She adores music and her influence on hundreds if not thousands in Central Alberta is undeniable. But you will not hear any of that from Ward.