Olds News

A 15-year-old Olds High School student is facing charges of sexual assault, forcible confinement and assault in connection to an alleged incident involving a 14-year-old student at the school.

Olds households reduced their electricity consumption by about five per cent during Earth Hour on March 29 compared to the same hour the week before.The town saved 569 kilowatts, according to a statement from FortisAlberta.

The Town of Olds has spent more than twice of what's budgeted to rent trucks for snow removal this winter.

Students and staff donned blue and sold crafts to observe World Autism Awareness Day at Olds' Horizon School on April 2.This is the first year the school, which serves students with special needs, has marked the occasion.

Bowden council gave its blessing to a 4.9 per cent municipal tax increase on March 24 when it unanimously approved a $2,285,530 operating budget and a $1,434,536 capital budget for the town for 2014.

An Olds College arboriculture student who fell nearly 17 metres from a tree on campus on March 27 was in stable condition at a Calgary hospital as of the morning of March 31.Staff Sgt.

An Olds High School teacher who focuses on English and social studies is up for Alberta Education's 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award.Bradley Clapp, who has taught at the school since 1992, was announced as a semifinalist for the award on March 28.

Police arrested three people following an alleged robbery and knife attack on March 26.Staff Sgt.

Police said an Olds man allegedly responsible for a hit-and-run collision that destroyed one car and damaged another had a blood-alcohol content that was twice the legal limit when he was arrested.At about 11 p.m.

O-NET will be getting the cash it needs to complete its fibre optic network in town after council passed two bylaws on March 24 that would allow the company to borrow $8 million.