Olds News

Kurtis Layden, an Olds High School student, was among a group of students invited to Government House in Edmonton last week to talk to Dave Hancock, minister of education and Ray Danyluk, minister of infrastructure, about new schools the government i

Talking on a cellphone while driving is on its way out in Alberta. So is texting, programming GPS devices and eating. The province announced Wednesday the distracted driving law that will come into effect September 1st.

A school bus driver being hailed as a hero after she brought her crippled bus to a stop after it drove over a washed-out section of road last week said she is overwhelmed by the attention.

The Airdrie and District Humane Society will be getting a hand from the Community Learning Campus later in July when the CLC hosts a benefit Strut Your Mutt walk/jog for the organization.

This Saturday, motorcycle riders across Central Alberta will be roaring into Didsbury to help encourage men to get checked out and feel more comfortable talking about cancers below the belt.

Over the weekend, friends of the late James Cocke, the beloved coach of the Bowden Atom Blades hockey team, threw a fundraiser to support his young family.

The Municipal Planning Commission's approval of a development permit for a secondary suite located at 4918 Shannon Drive last week sparked a wider discussion about the nature of secondary suites and their place in the community.

Residents in Bowden may soon see a community bus running in the community after two used buses were purchased from the City of Calgary in early May.

The planned hotel and convention centre slated to be built on college lands has vaulted another hurdle after a land use bylaw amendment was passed at last Monday's (June 13) town council meeting.

Olds town council agreed to donate a piece of artwork to Mount View Lodge reflecting local artists within the community at its regular meeting on May 23. The cost of the donation is to not exceed $1,000.