Olds News

Restaurants and bars in town are thirsty for the Olds College Teaching Brewery's selection of beers.According to Tony Stolz, the brewery's business manager, beer sales are higher than expected, currently running four months ahead of production.

A man charged with a slew of property crimes from last year will spend more than three additional months in jail.

People from Bowden and beyond can now search for the location of loved ones buried in the Bowden and District Cemetery using a new online database.

A man wanted in connection to an alleged armed robbery near Innisfail last week was taken into custody shortly after midnight on June 13 after a massive, nearly six-hour manhunt in Bowden.

Olds' second annual municipal census is almost complete and the numbers indicate that the town's population is about the same as last year.“Last year our final number was 8,511.

On June 6, students from Deer Meadow School dropped raw eggs from a ladder truck in the name of science.

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.