Olds News

Dustin Piper, a 23-year-old Olds man charged with first-degree murder, made his first court appearance in Airdrie provincial court via closed-circuit television from the Calgary Remand Centre on March 21.

Olds doesn't share the worries of other Central Alberta communities about the province's plans to eliminate ambulance dispatch services based in Red Deer at the end of the year since ambulance calls for Olds are already dispatched out of the Calgary-

The Olds Municipal Library came in with a surplus of $32,650.85 on revenues of $498,162.07 for 2012. The figures were delivered on March 19 during the library board's annual general meeting.

The deal struck between the Alberta Teachers' Association and the provincial government on March 15 is not the best one, but it's one that area teachers can live with, said the association's local union representative.

In a twist over previous Olds College galas, the 11th version of the event on March 22 – celebrating the institution’s centennial – honoured not only the partner of the year but also of the decade and of the century.

A link to horseracing royalty is calling a stable just west of Olds home for the next several months. And he's ready and willing to pass on some of his prestigious blood.

The new president of the Olds and District Chamber of Commerce wants to continue bringing valuable programs to its membership base. "We're continuing with trying to provide programming for businesses through Ö specialized training for the employees.

Olds RCMP are calling a large fight at the townhouse complex on the Olds College campus earlier this month "racially motivated.î Police received a report at 4:35 a.m. on March 10 of a brawl involving 30 or more people on campus.

After sharing heartbreaking stories about the sexual abuse he suffered as a teenager, his battles to overcome drug and alcohol addiction and the day he put a loaded pistol in his mouth, former NHL star Theoren Fleury offered a simple message to stude

Some "functional workî on the Olds overpass should be taking place sometime this year, the town's chief administrative officer confirmed during council's March 11 meeting.