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Olds College invites town and county residents to come to an open house on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Trans-Canada Theatre to share ideas for its upcoming centennial. "We are now one year away from the centennial.

The lawyer of a 26-year-old man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Olds College student Nicholas Baier has suggested an appeal of both the conviction and the sentence.

While driving around town on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, an off-duty police officer saw a man driving a car with alcohol in the vehicle. The police officer immediately called the Olds RCMP detachment.

A 26-year-old Red Deer man is facing 12 criminal charges after he abandoned his car near Carstairs and hitched a ride with a Good Samaritan last week. "On Thursday, Dec.

A total of 253 businesses in Olds had some form of a web presence as of April 2011, up from 112 the previous year, town council was told last week during its regular meeting.

The operating room at the Olds Hospital and Care Centre (OHCC) will now be open five days a week for surgical day procedures, instead of two and a half days.

The Community Learning Campus fitness centre will be hosting a series of senior circuit and social events beginning in January. From Jan. 17 to Feb. 16, seniors can drop by the fitness centre from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The top 25 bull riders this year in the World Professional Bull Riding Association will be competing at the association's year-end championship this Saturday, Dec. 31 at the Cow Palace.

On Dec. 11 at 6:45 p.m., the Olds RCMP detachment was called to the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the crossing light near the 46 Street and 54 Avenue intersection. The EMS and fire department were also present.

A sellout crowd of 1,008 people attended the first international hockey game in Olds last week, giving the community a huge boost in reputation, according to the president of the Olds and District Chamber of Commerce.