Olds News

The Olds Agricultural Society is no more. The organization announced on March 24 that it has renamed itself the Olds Regional Exhibition.

The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned an Alberta Court of Appeal decision that allowed for a new trial for a Calgary man convicted of killing an Olds College student more than three years ago outside Olds' Texas Mickey bar.

To help keep dollars earned in Olds spent in Olds, the Olds and District Chamber of Commerce has introduced a new shop local program.

Olds residents will not have to pay an increased fee for the community’s new blue bin recycling service until May 1. In December 2013, council decided that the new rate would be $3.50 per month, a $1.50 increase.

He’s increased his collection of Second World War memorabilia and now he’s putting it on display for all to see. On March 25, Andrew Kelly will be holding a free exhibit of items from the war at Olds College’s Frank Grisdale Hall.

Olds’ Accredited Supports to the Community association (ASC) is aiming to have a home on 42 Street ready for at least six people coming out of the closing Red Deer’s Michener Centre by September.

Olds College students took a noontime break from classes to enjoy some free tunes by a Canadian country music star. George Canyon stopped by the school's Alumni Centre to play a concert on March 13.

A small figurine swallowed in a swirl of grain, an ultraviolet light showing the germs on your skin and a hands-on detection device used to find underground utility lines.

Kate Manning, a Grade 1 student at Olds Koinonia Christian School, has raised nearly enough money to build a well in a developing country. Since kicking off ìThe $5 Rescueî with a school presentation on Jan.

For about 30 years now, Jeremy Vollmin has had no idea what it's like to live without hip pain.“I've always had pain so I don't know what it's like even on a good warm day to fully live without some kind of pain or discomfort.