Olds News

The Olds High School leadership group found themselves $7,500 richer after this year's third Annual Spring Fling community fundraiser, held at the Cow Palace last Thursday evening (April 20).

Shannon Powell, director of the Olds Chapter of Canadian Parents for French (CPF), came before council last Tuesday (April 18) to report on the progress of French immersion programs in Olds, which will include a graduating class for the first time in

People attending a Rural Crime Watch meeting in Olds were given some tips on how to avoid getting fleeced by fraudsters from a Better Business Bureau (BBB) representative.

A two-year research project is about to begin in which volunteers, coordinated by the Olds and District Hospice Society (ODHS), help elderly people stay in their homes longer by enabling them to get - or remain - involved in the community.

A 1.5 per cent increase in property taxes, first projected last December came up for approval yesterday (April 24).

The Olds College (OC) land agent program is accepting first-year students again this fall of 2017 after not accepting them for one year, due to low oil prices.

It's a lot harder for women to leave abusive relationships than people may think, a speaker told a Rural Crime Watch (RCW) meeting in Olds.

Three stop signs were vandalized Monday night (April 17) at an intersection near Ècole Deer Meadow School.

Chinook's Edge School Division has honoured its indigenous student population with the installation of special artwork. The indigenous art installation featured the attendance of Elder Adrian Wolfleg of the Siksika Nation.

An Olds man says a journey he and his wife embarked on in Honduras to help improve the lives of people there was a great success. Brian Johnson and his wife Adeline returned recently from Roatan, an island off the coast of Honduras.