Olds News

Court hearings involving an Olds High School student accused of sexual assault, forcible confinement and assault are subject to a publication ban, imposed in Didsbury court on May 5.The ban came at the request of the Crown prosecutor.

About 90 people came out to The Bowl for the fourth annual Bowling for Boobs on May 2.The event, which was organized by Scotiabank, is on pace to exceed its breast cancer fundraising target.

Changes to the Town of Olds personnel policy had council chambers split between council and administration over work hours.

For the second straight spring, the Town of Olds is taking a headcount of its citizens.Up until May 16, the town is asking residents to respond to an online census.

A member of the Olds-based 185 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron has received a prestigious national award for carrying out an adventurous journey, learning a skill, keeping active and completing community service.Donald S.

A local man will pay a fine after being caught alongside a convicted thief inside a stolen truck.Kevin Leischner, 42, pleaded guilty in Didsbury court on May 7 to obstructing a police officer. He was handed a $500 fine and a $75 victim surcharge.

In a way, Renu Mathew had an edge over the 11 other competitors when she won Olds' first ever Art Battle on May 10, held at the legion.Mathew teaches art at Olds High School. She's already used to painting in front of others and doing it quickly.

About 30 students opted not to rush home for the weekend on May 9, opting to stay awake all night at school to raise money for permaculture.

Local doctors and nurses sharpened their skills in critical care when the STARS mobile simulation stopped by Olds on May 2.The training exercise took place inside a red, retrofitted mobile home parked just outside the Olds Hospital and Care Centre.

A sex offender who escaped from the Bowden Institution on the afternoon of May 4 was caught roughly 3.2 kilometres north of the prison that evening.