Olds News

The Sept. 16 issue of the Olds Albertan misspelled Dr. Michael From's last name in the story titled, “Special brain surgery changes local girl's life.” We apologize for the error.

An Olds Habitat for Humanity homeowner and her son have not only seen big changes in their housing, they've also had to deal with a major medical challenge. In December 2011, Angie Durant's son Ty, 11, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy.

Police confirm that a 52-year-old Olds motorcyclist died in a fatal vehicle collision that closed Highway 2A at Twp. Rd. 324 for nearly two hours on Sept. 19. The collision occurred at 4:15 p.m. and the highway was reopened at about 6 p.m.

For the last three years, Dennis McKernan has hosted 12 Home Routes concerts in his Olds home and has never been disappointed with the talent that has made its way into his living room.

The Mountain View Planning Commission has approved an application to strip and grade a portion of the land south of the Olds Regional Exhibition facilities, potentially for a horse training area.

O-NET has now completed fibre installation in 10 of 12 service areas in Olds.

A Scottish immigrant couple now living in Central Alberta is divided over the results of the Scottish referendum on independence. Nearly 55 per cent of the electorate voted against separating from the United Kingdom on Thursday, Sept. 18.

Olds residents Grace and Don Fletch are heading into a new era. For more than 25 years, they've organized the annual Terry Fox Run in Olds to raise money for cancer research. But as the run took place this past Sunday, Sept.

To 16-year-old Cadence Wenc McIntyre of Olds, the persistent headaches she experienced since infancy were a fact of life.

In response to illegal dumping at the recycling centre on 49 Avenue, the Town of Olds will be locking the gates nightly starting next month. On Sept. 8, councillors voted to start restricting access to the recycling centre past 9 p.m. on Oct. 1.