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Clearview School Division, for the second successive year, has been given a report card with straight A’s with several awards by Alberta Education.

Police applaud the community for driving safely and using designated drivers. Some drivers had their driving privileges suspended for 24 hours but no impaired drivers were arrested this past week.

Unused for several years, Stettler Centennial Pool by will be demolished by next spring. At its regular meeting Dec. 15, Town of Stettler council awarded a tender to Wally’s Backhoe Service Ltd. of Stettler for $62,718.60, the lowest of four tenders to level the building by Stettler Middle School by March 31, 2010.

A warrant for the arrest of one of four men charged in a high-profile theft and shooting on a Tees farm in late March 2009 has spread outside the province of Alberta.

Vicious dogs in the County of Stettler have been given a tighter leash to protect people and property.

Any increase for property taxes for the Town of Stettler next year will be very minimal under a commitment by council.

Being generous is a good thing, particularly during the Christmas season. It is most admirable if the act of charity is spontaneous and without solicitation.

A 48-year-old Stettler woman was fined a total of $1,500 in Stettler Provincial Court on Dec. 10 for a motor vehicle collision near Donalda, where she was driving impaired.

As Members of Parliament prepare to bid each other “Merry Christmas” and return to constituencies across Canada, there are numerous issues that parliament is dealing with, some of which are the focus of the media.

A major wind power project for the Halkirk-Castor area has taken a big step forward after Greengate Power Corporation signed a major funding agreement with the federal government for about $46 million.