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Local Tim Hortons stores help Broncos

Local Tim Hortons stores help Broncos

Tim Hortons stores in Olds and other communities in Mountain View County did their part for the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey club.
Malfunctioning transformer spurs fire call

Malfunctioning transformer spurs fire call

Emergency crews were called out to the Cornerstone shopping area at 5:09 p.m. on Tuesday April 17 after a malfunctioning transformer damaged electrical service, sending smoke into at least one of the stores in the area.
Pitch for new animal health building made

Pitch for new animal health building made

Two Olds College (OC) instructors made an impassioned pitch for a proposed new animal health technology facility during OC's first-ever Homestead Feast fundraiser. The college hopes to raise $6 million for the new building.
Guilty plea entered in sexual assault case

Guilty plea entered in sexual assault case

A man has pleaded guilty to a charge in connection with a sexual assault which took place July 14, 2017 at the Fas Gas in Olds. Meelad Samimi was charged after Olds RCMP investigated the matter.
Olds firefighters prepare for stair climb

Olds firefighters prepare for stair climb

Eleven members of the Olds Fire Department (OFD) are getting ready to undertake a daunting task that's become a tradition: climbing all 1,204 steps of The Bow tower in Calgary, Western Canada's tallest building, this Sunday.
Locals hope to help Humboldt heal through art

Locals hope to help Humboldt heal through art

Two Olds residents have combined forces to create a piece of art they hope will help the Humboldt Broncos and the surrounding community heal from the horror of the April 6 crash between the team's bus and a semi-trailer.
Citizens of the Year announced

Citizens of the Year announced

Lucinda Watkins is the Citizen of the Year and Tyler Larson is the Youth Citizen of the Year.
Chamber may hold more doubleheaders

Chamber may hold more doubleheaders

The Olds & District Chamber of Commerce's experiment with a "doubleheader," (a breakfast meeting and another one at lunch the same day on the same topic) went well enough that others might be held in the future, officials say.
Sticks out in solidarity with Humboldt

Sticks out in solidarity with Humboldt

After the tragedy that struck the Humboldt Broncos, people have been showing solidarity by putting a hockey stick out in front of their homes.
Fire truck donated to Mexican community

Fire truck donated to Mexican community

The Town of Olds, along with Mountain View County and in conjunction with Rotary clubs in Olds and Lethbridge, is sending a fire truck to a Mexican community. The truck, a 1993 model, was declared surplus a couple of years ago.
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