Olds RCMP arrest man wanted for Calgary murders

Olds RCMP arrest man wanted for Calgary murders Olds RCMP, with help from Mounties from Didsbury, arrested a Calgary man on May 16 now charged with murdering a woman and child found dead in a Calgary home earlier in the day.

No job cuts, service changes in Olds: Canada Post

No job cuts, service changes in Olds: Canada Post

Canada Post has pledged it will not cut any jobs at its Olds outlet as a result of the corporation consolidating its mail...


A pipeline nerve centre, right here in Olds

A pipeline nerve centre, right here in Olds

Plains Midstream Canada, one of Western Canada’s largest pipeline operation companies, has been in the news frequently in...


Council commits cash to concrete floor project

Town council unanimously agreed to assist the Olds Agricultural Society with a maximum of $22,000 in financial and in-kind...


Changes made to reserves policy for Olds Municipal Library

The Olds Municipal Library has reduced the amount of money in its reserve funds after the Town of Olds discovered the...


Community garden gets OK from council

Bowden council has agreed to set aside roughly 163 square metres of land adjacent to the town’s Old Library for a community...


Local teacher brings her passions to the classroom

Local teacher brings her passions to the classroom

A natural interest in drawing and painting has led local teacher Renu Mathew down many interesting paths in life. In...


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Quebec students tour Olds

Quebec students tour Olds

A group of 20 students from Magog, Que., was in Alberta last week on an exchange with students from Olds. Olds students went...


Celebrating steers

Celebrating steers

A one-year-old steer named Uno belonging to 11-year-old Annelise Corbett was the big winner at the Eagle Beef and Multi 4-H...


College gearing up for world plowing competition

Olds College is gearing up to host the 2013 World Plowing Championships on July 19 and 20 and the local economy is already...


Mental and physical fitness theme of week for Deer Meadow

Mental and physical fitness theme of week for Deer Meadow

When teacher Amy Christiansen asked four Grade 8 students in Ecole Deer Meadow School’s Interact Club what project they...


No imminent risk of flooding in MV County

While there is no imminent flooding risk in the area covered by the Red Deer River due to snowmelt at this point, heavy...


Fire bans for Olds, Mountain View County lifted

The fire ban issued for Olds on May 8 was lifted by the Olds Fire Department on May 17 thanks to the arrival of cooler, wet...


Olds RCMP take man into custody in connection with Calgary deaths

Olds RCMP take man into custody in connection with Calgary deaths

At about 3:30 p.m. on May 16 Olds RCMP, with assistance from Didsbury RCMP, took a man into custody in connection with the...


Family of six safe after blaze guts home

Family of six safe after blaze guts home

Upon hearing a sound "like frying bacon" at about 11:15 p.m. on May 8, Dusty Ackerman got out of bed to...