Olds News

The Olds RCMP has reopened its investigation into the suspicious death of a horse at Olds College last fall. While he would not provide details of where the police investigation currently stands, acting Cpl. S.D.

The Olds and District Kiwanis Music Festival finished off its two-week run at the TransCanada Theatre on April 2 with the Grand Concert, featuring selected talent from the preceding fortnight.

A 23-year-old Olds man charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Airdrie man in January was scheduled to appear for a psychiatric assessment in Calgary on the morning of April 5.

Police and the owners and managers of Olds’ major vehicle dealerships are certain organized crime based out of Calgary is behind a recent rash of thefts at the dealerships.

Members of the Ecole Olds Elementary School Care Club recently raised $1,000 for the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities.

The Town of Olds' operations department is treating numerous potholes around the community with gravel and waiting until the frost is gone to do a better job on patching the problems.

The family of an Olds College student murdered outside the Texas Mickey bar two-and-a-half years ago said they were taken "back to Square 1" during an appeal hearing on April 2 for Jeffrey Leinen, the Calgary man convicted of the crime.

Olds College hosted its annual open house on April 6, giving prospective students and the general public the opportunity to tour the campus and get a glimpse of some of the many programs the college offers.

The Olds RCMP is putting its focus on reducing illegal drugs, targeting impaired driving and having more of a presence at schools during 2013.

The Town of Bowden has retained an Edmonton-based consulting firm to look at the feasibility of building a community centre in the town. RC Strategies Inc.