Olds News

A soldier raised in Carstairs remains missing following his disappearance last Thursday. Master Cpl. Richard Curnow, 25, was last seen participating in a 10-kilometre run with eight fellow soldiers near Emily Murphy Park in Edmonton.

The Word of Life Church is collecting donations on behalf of the Red Cross to disburse to victims of flooding in Braeburn Estates.

The appeal of a Municipal Planning Commission to turn down a smokehouse application has been denied by the Subdivision Development Appeal Board. The SDAB issued its written decision on the matter April 29.

Over 200 delegates took part in the UNESCO Associated Schools conference from around the four western provinces and Mexico last week in Olds.

Results of a visioning and design workshop for east Olds will be coming back to residents for further feedback later in late June or early July following a session held at the Elks Hall on Thursday night.

Council approved a new logo for the Town of Olds at its meeting on May 9. “It is extreme. It's very, very futuristic and we believe we're going to move forward … leading by example.

Friends and family are grieving this week for a young Red Deer woman police say was murdered and dumped at the side of a rural road near Olds. The body of Jenna Cartwright, 21, was discovered in a ditch about four kilometres northeast of Olds on Rge.

A local man's interest in world cultures has taken him to Sri Lanka to assess the social impact of MEDIC Canada's micro-credit program.

As more residents move back into their Braeburn Estates homes after flooding drove them out April 26, the issue of liability for the destruction it caused has surfaced.

More than $3 million worth of infrastructure improvements is set to get underway in Olds including upgrades to the much complained about 57 Ave.