Olds News

Town of Olds administration is hoping there will be no major snowfalls for the remainder of December in order to preserve its 2011 snow-clearing budget.

An Olds resident is facing three weapon-related charges in Didsbury court. On Sept. 27, Olds RCMP executed a search warrant at an Olds residence on 51 Street.

Olds town council passed the 2012 operating and capital budgets of $21.2 million and $4 million at its regular meeting yesterday, hiking residential property taxes by an average of $55 a year.

The Crown and defence are scheduled to make final arguments today (Tuesday) in the Court of Queen's Bench jury trial of a 26-year-old man charged after 18-year-old Olds College student Nicholas Baier was run down and killed in October 2010.

A 19-year-old Sundre woman who was a passenger in the truck that ran over and killed 18-year-old Olds College student Nicholas Baier in October 2010 has testified about looking directly at him seconds before he was struck down.

Black ice caused many accidents on Highway 2 during the weekend. Thirty-nine accidents were reported just for the Olds RCMP detachment area.

Administration for the Town of Olds has suggested adding $15,000 to the 2012 budget as additional funds to develop an off-leash dog park just outside the town limits on land already owned by the town.

There are more bare upper lips in Olds following the conclusion of the first-ever Movember challenge last week.

Town of Olds council spent much of its Nov. 28 budget meeting discussing amortization before asking for more information on the subject.

No charges have been laid against a 69-year-old mother who allegedly stabbed her son to death on Sunday, Nov. 27 at a home on 24 Avenue in Didsbury. RCMP responded to a 911 call on the Sunday evening at 10:20 p.m.