Olds News

An unusually large turnout of 30 to 40 people came out to the Land Sciences building atrium at Olds College Jan. 16 for an open house regarding proposed plans for the Miller Meadows subdivision.

Reported property crime in Olds from October through December was down 76 per cent and persons crimes — including assaults, sexual assaults and threats — were down 46 per cent compared to the same period in 2017, according to RCMP Staff Sgt.

Olds College animal health technology instructor Dr. Kelsey Shacker says a trip to Honduras late last year to help students and residents heal horses, donkeys and mules has whetted her appetite to undertake similar trips in the future.

During the Jan. 14 Olds council meeting, snow removal was spoken about again — this time for an hour. The issue first arose in council chambers on Dec.

INNISFAIL - The region's big rigs are set to roll down the Highway 2 from Innisfail to Olds for a huge oilfield support rally. The Jan.

A man facing 14 charges in connection with a suspicious vehicle at the Olds-Didsbury Airport was scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 10. Derrik Sagmoen, 36, of Calgary was arrested by Olds RCMP after police received a tip Jan.

Watch out for suspects staking out rural farm properties, Olds RCMP Cpl. Courtney Harding says.

Now both suspects in the case of a truck stolen from Blackfalds, which ended up jammed between a light post and Steven's Jewellers have been identified and charges have been laid. The incident occurred on Jan. 11.

After 70 years of not knowing he had a brother, a local man was reunited with his older sibling who was adopted as an infant.

Employees and clients of the Olds Association for Community Living (OACL) should be back in a fully renovated building by the end of April, according to Rick Astle, president of the local organization.