Olds News

A 37-year-old Olds woman facing nine charges in connection with an allegedly stolen motorcycle is expected to enter a plea on those charges when she appears back in Didsbury provincial court Aug. 20. Her case last came up in court July 30.

BY AMELIA LITTLE During the annual Olds College Hort Week, Michelle Boyd provided hands-on experience in the historical Japanese craft of shibori, dyeing personalized fabric using locally harvested and natural dyes.

BOWDEN - For the most part, this year's edition of Bowden Daze was pretty peaceful, Olds RCMP Cpl. Courtney Harding says. The annual rodeo took place July 27-29 at the rodeo grounds just south of town.

The medium security unit at Bowden Institution is under lockdown while staff members conduct an "exceptional" search. Prison officials said the lockdown was put in place at about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 5.

A local lawyer says landlords and tenants should make sure they're on the same page when it comes to growing and consuming cannabis -- whether it's for medicinal purposes or for recreational use.

Olds RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 2 today (Wednesday, Aug. 1) about five kilometres south of the Highway 27 overpass.

Lightning struck a vintage barn at the intersection of highways 2 and 27 and set it on fire during a thunderstorm July 30. An Olds Fire Department (OFD) news release says property owners saw the lightning strike occur.

The number of building permits issued by the Town of Olds during the first six months of this year is down from the same period a year ago, but the total value of all permits issued so far is more than double last year's figures at this time.

A severe thunderstorm Monday evening (July 30) dropped water pumping capacity in two Olds pumping stations and sparked a fire in one.

An Olds resident has found a piece of Canadian history -- plans for the Avro Arrow, a supersonic Canadian-designed and -built warplane that was scrapped in 1959, amid much controversy.