Olds News

A member of the Olds-based 185 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron has received a prestigious national award for carrying out an adventurous journey, learning a skill, keeping active and completing community service.Donald S.

A local man will pay a fine after being caught alongside a convicted thief inside a stolen truck.Kevin Leischner, 42, pleaded guilty in Didsbury court on May 7 to obstructing a police officer. He was handed a $500 fine and a $75 victim surcharge.

In a way, Renu Mathew had an edge over the 11 other competitors when she won Olds' first ever Art Battle on May 10, held at the legion.Mathew teaches art at Olds High School. She's already used to painting in front of others and doing it quickly.

About 30 students opted not to rush home for the weekend on May 9, opting to stay awake all night at school to raise money for permaculture.

Local doctors and nurses sharpened their skills in critical care when the STARS mobile simulation stopped by Olds on May 2.The training exercise took place inside a red, retrofitted mobile home parked just outside the Olds Hospital and Care Centre.

A sex offender who escaped from the Bowden Institution on the afternoon of May 4 was caught roughly 3.2 kilometres north of the prison that evening.

Police are investigating whether criminal harassment charges are warranted against an Edmonton man who has made “unfounded” allegations of abuse against a local family in videos posted to YouTube and in a blog.

The inaugural Relay for Life in Olds was a success despite the rain and cold weather, surpassing organizers' fundraising target on May 2.From registration fees and pledges, participants raised $34,905 for the Canadian Cancer Society.

It was a good week for the coffers of two Olds College programs.On April 28, the school announced its turfgrass research program was awarded a $2.3-million grant over five years through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

A Red Deer judge handed an eight-year jail sentence to the man who twice-robbed the Olds TD Canada Trust in less than a year. Judge G.E. Deck sentenced Rory Alan Jackson, 47, on April 30 to four years in prison for the Jan.