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In the span of one month, 100,000 pounds of marble that was unloaded at Red Deer College on Friday will be transformed into ìmonumentalî works of art by seven world-renowned sculptors.

A memo to the CAO written by former Mountain View County planning director Diana Hawryluk reveals the strained relationship that existed between her and Reeve Paddy Munro in the weeks before her ìmutual parting of waysî with the county.

The public hearing on a proposal to rezone 88 acres west of Sundre for a 177-unit recreational vehicle campground has been put on hold until Sept. 7.

Mountain View County's municipal planning commission has approved a development permit to allow for the relocation of an established West Country kennel.

A 30-year-old drunk driver stopped near Olds in February 2010 has been jailed.The accused pleaded guilty in Didsbury provincial court on July 11 to a charge of driving with a blood-alcohol level greater than 80 mg per cent.

A group of Red Deer County landowners has been recognized for its progressive environmental work. Residents participating in Off the Creek, a green initiative through the county, have received a 2011 Emerald Award.

The Water Valley Campground was expected to be ready last Friday to meet its targeted reopening date, Mountain View County administration said last week.

The David Thompson Health Advisory Council (DTHAC) has made a number of recommendations to Alberta Health Services aimed at improving health-care service for seniors in West Central Alberta.

Whenever Joan Donald heads out into the community she keeps one notion at the forefront.ìI have often been quoted as saying, ëYou can't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You have to be able to throw something back,'î she said.

Severe weather, including supercell storms and up to three tornadoes, pounded parts of Mountain View County and Red Deer County last week.The high-impact weather conditions left their mark, uprooting and tossing trees at nearby buildings.