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Mountain View County residents affected by May floods can now make application to the Southwestern Alberta Disaster Recovery Program for funding.Applications can be picked up and filled out at the Mountain View County administration office.

A portion of Hwy. 22 was shut down while a semi-truck carrying molten sulphur was removed from a nearby wooded area. Police say the driver lost control of the truck while travelling Hwy. 22 at about 5:30 a.m. on July 30.

The provincial government now holds unprecedented power in its hands as a result of four bills now being contemplated by the legislature, lawyer Keith Wilson told a packed crowd at the Torrington Community Centre last Wednesday night.

Every year there is a risk of sclerotinia to canola growers in Central Alberta, and agriculture officials are suggesting the environmental conditions are unfortunately right for the fungus's development this year.

A dangerous dog hearing will be held at the Didsbury provincial court August 19 to determine the future of two Akitas that attacked a couple and their pet beagle outside of Didsbury July 26.

Chinook's Edge School Division students will continue to benefit from the ongoing partnership between the division and area RCMP detachments during the upcoming 2011-2012 school year, say officials.

Red Deer County councillors approved plans for a new fertilizer plant near Innisfail last week but were split over who should bear the cost of the road improvements associated with its construction.

When NexLevel Challenge officially opened its doors on June 25 at the Red Lodge Guest Ranch, 11 kilometres west of Bowden, it was targeting underprivileged and at-risk youth with an innovative experiential learning retreat program.

The presence of water on the Elsner property southeast of Sundre was the focus of a Municipal Government Board jurisdictional hearing in Olds on July 29.

A 51-year-old man pulled over during a routine traffic stop in Didsbury in 2009 has been fined $2,300.