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A long-term plan to turn Hwy 11 between Red Deer and Sylvan Lake into a freeway is raising some initial concerns among farmers.

Taxpayers in Sylvan Lake will get a preview and an opportunity to comment on a proposed budget that would raise rates an average of 2.4 per cent.“We’re trying something a little different this year,” town manager Betty Osmond said on Tuesday.

A rare holiday treat is in store for Central Alberta stargazers who will get to view the only total lunar eclipse of 2010 late on Monday.

Red Deer residents alone or in need will be able to enjoy a holiday feast as a number of organizations are preparing community Christmas dinners in the coming days.

Kalle Price promised herself she would never cut her brown hair short again.It was a promise she couldn’t keep.

County of Stettler council says a gun range can stay despite complaints from a nearby resident.

Red Deer city council has given the green light to installing more speed reduction measures along 39th Street.

Sparks erupt from a parking meter post as Public Works welder Jim Bates cuts the top off with an acetylene torch Tuesday. The post on 49th Street in front of the Millennium Centre needed to be lower in height and a new parking meter head installed.

Few things say ‘Christmas’ like snow covered homes adorned with twinkling coloured lights.

Bashaw owes its name, in a roundabout way, to a bad poker hand.