Olds News

A couple charged for allegedly passing more than 40 bad cheques --including some in Olds – have now been arrested. Police say the cheques were written for goods worth more than $33,000.

One night after staring down the man who attempted to rob Our Flames Restaurant and Lounge, server Megan Wood, who is six months pregnant, was back at work. She recounted what had happened at about 9:45 p.m. on Feb.

Olds College has partnered with the Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and the provincial government to produce a series of training videos that will allow front-line hospitality and tourism workers to enhance their skills remotely.

June 25 will be a very special day for an Eagle Hill couple. On that day, Ken, 82, and Pat Reid, 79, will have been married for 50 years. “It's been a good marriage,” Pat said during an interview with the Albertan.

The four charities/causes that will share money raised from the second annual Spring Fling fundraiser have been announced.

Oldstoberfest, billed by organizers as the world's first Bavarian rodeo, is coming back to Olds – but not until 2017.

Following is an obituary which ran in the Feb. 3, 1966 edition of the Olds Gazette: Dr. C.C. Hartman, a practicing physician in this community for the past fifty-five years, passed away quietly in the Olds Hospital Thursday, January 27th.

An Olds resident has come forward to tell her story about an alleged Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam in hopes that more people don't fall for it. Marjorie Cheecho says the incident occurred last week.

The crime rate in Olds and area is down, according to Olds RCMP Cpl. Mike Black. “Crime's down overall,” Black said during a meeting of the Olds & District Community Policing Advisory Committee.

Council approved a $1,000 sponsorship for the ASAA 3A basketball provincials to be held at Olds High School this year. Both the senior girls and boys basketball championships will be held in town from March 17 to 19.