Olds News

The Town of Olds is looking at spending $1.65 million in 2017 to begin creating new athletic fields along 70th Avenue near Walmart.

BOWDEN - A meeting between Bowden mayor Robb Stuart, town chief administrative officer James Mason and Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Brian Mason appears to have paid off.

Easyhome has been hit by a vehicle for the second time in just over a year. On Nov. 28, a Nissan Maxima hit the south-facing wall of Easyhome, a furniture and appliance rent-to-own business in the Cornerstone development.

BOWDEN – During a meeting, town councillors considered closing the rest stop in the community along Highway 2 if they didn't receive more money from the province to operate it.

Olds High School (OHS) football team manager Amy Waldron is confident the Spartans will have some valuable experience as they head into next year's season. “We've got about 11 Grade 12s leaving.

Olds RCMP say so far, they haven't seen carfentanil -- the drug that's said to be 100 times deadlier than fentanyl – in Olds, but they're watching for it.

Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH) is proposing a 40-bed facility in Olds in addition to the facilities it currently provides.

BOWDEN - A male suspect from Bowden wanted in connection with a bullet lodged in an apartment building in the town has been “picked up,” according to Olds RCMP.

A knife was held to the throat of an assault victim, according to Olds RCMP. Police say a complaint of the incident was relayed to them at about 2 p.m. on Dec. 2. Cpl.

Local resident Lisa White is upset with the size of recycling piles at the waste transfer station in Olds. White was at the transfer station last week. She was so concerned with what she saw that she brought some photos to the Albertan.