Olds News

A police manhunt for two suspects wanted in a campground shooting and attempted robbery last week ended with partial success with the dramatic arrest of one man in Bowden.

An alleged carjacking on Highway 2 on June 5 has led to charges of robbery and assault for a Red Deer man.

The Mountain View Museum and Archives was the recipient of more than 45 antique spinning wheels from a mysterious benefactor.According to Ernie Johnson, treasurer for the museum, the now-deceased donor's name was Hugo (Harold) Heinrich Drees.

The town's Communities in Bloom committee kicked off the gardening season with a barrel planting competition on June 9 at Centennial Park.

In a year, about 800 students and school staff advisors from across the province will congregate at Olds High School for the Alberta Student Leadership Conference (ASLC).A small delegation from Nunavut will also attend.

The manhunt for at least one of the suspects in a June 5 attempted robbery at a campground southwest of Innisfail is believed to have ended.

Suspects in an attempted robbery at a campground west of Innisfail were still at large on the morning of June 6 and considered armed and dangerous.On June 5, at 7:32 p.m.

Two suites at the soon-to-open Olds Sunrise Encore facility off of 57 Avenue will be dedicated to palliative care thanks to a partnership between the facility and the Olds and District Hospice Society.

As part of this year's National Paramedics Services Week, EMS workers are trying to eradicate a detestable label they claim to be often smeared with: ambulance drivers.“We take offence to that term a little bit to be honest with you.

On June 7, the Olds and District Evergreen Centre will mark its 25th anniversary in Olds.