Olds News

As she accepted the Humanitarian of the Year award at the Olds College Alumni Centre Saturday night, Kathy Kemmere compared the volunteerism she does to spreading or reflecting light.

Opposition Leader Danielle Smith says there's a chance that murders by people linked to extremist Islamic beliefs could occur in Alberta – possibly in the legislature.

This year's Youth Citizen of the Year, Shaelyn Moritz, kept her speech short and sweet after receiving her award from Olds Rotary Club president Norm McInnis Saturday night. The event was held Oct. 25 at the Olds College Alumni Centre.

As he accepted the Citizen of the Year award during the annual Olds Rotary Club Harvest Ball at the Alumni Centre Saturday night, Gary Gaudette was pretty modest.

Bowden town council has approved a three per cent increase in its share of the 2015 Parkland Library budget. Councillors also approved the overall $3.027 million PLR budget.

Flags began flying at half-mast at the Olds Town Hall Thursday morning in the wake of Wednesday's tragedy in Ottawa.

Lots of spooky events will be on in the Uptowne area of Olds this Friday and Saturday afternoon/evening.

RCMP have released a 32-year-old Red Deer County man without charge after finding him sitting in a truck in uptowne Olds with a long-gun on Oct. 22.

Local Members of Parliament are safe, according to spokesmen for their offices as reports swirl of at least one – and possibly several -- gunmen on the loose in Ottawa.

Olds High School grad Mitchell Ormann is pleased and grateful to have received a $25,000 President's Entrance Citation Scholarship from the University of Alberta.