Olds News

Olds Eyecare Clinic optometrist Rob Kloepfer has a new appreciation for Canadian health care after assisting with eye surgeries in Jamaica. Kloepfer, 30, was in Jamaica last November with the Canadian Vision Care charity.

One of the four charities benefiting from the second annual Spring Fling fundraiser is Holy Trinity Catholic School and the ROAR (Responsibility Offering Action and Respect) Fundraising Society.

Ben Meyer, president of Shunda Consulting & Construction Management Ltd. and College Housing (Olds) Co. (CHOC) is the 2016 Olds College Partner of the Year.

A funeral service was held in Olds this past Saturday for Keith Arthur Morley, 52, who was killed in Calgary when his vehicle was hit by a stolen truck driving the wrong way.

Tasty Thai owner Garnet Greipl wants to set up an outdoor patio in front of his restaurant – hopefully this spring -- which would be licensed, so that customers could enjoy a glass of wine while sitting out on the sidewalk in the sun.

Local residents and businesses in Olds are gearing up to host the 2016 national skip rope championships May 20-23.

If the Town of Olds accepts the Tour of Alberta's offer to host a start point for the 2016 race, it wouldn't be the first time that the elite cycling competition took place in this area.

Town residents have been cooperative with moving their vehicles for snow removal crews this winter, said chief administrative officer Norm McInnis. "We've been trying to let people know where we're going to be at.

An Olds resident already facing 10 drug-related charges now faces two more after RCMP checked to see if he was following release conditions imposed while his case goes through the courts.

A member of the Olds & District Community Policing Advisory Society has expressed frustration over an incident in which a train blocked three crossings in Olds.