Battlefords News-Optimist

Yesterday, Labour Day, Ed called from Saskatchewan. He was ready to harvest, but his crops were not fully ripe. He said the weather would determine how quickly he would be in his fields.

There has been another adjournment in North Battleford provincial court in the case of a Sweetgrass man charged with second degree murder.

On Monday around 6 p.m. near the North Battleford Library, the 2nd North Battleford Scouts group held their annual car rally. It’s a popular annual event usually held in the spring, and normally it is held indoors.

Ryan Bater has declared he is officially in the mayor's race in North Battleford in 2020. The mayor announced he is seeking a second term in a news release Thursday. In a statement, Bater pointed to progress made at City Hall during his past term.

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going to stop the Western Development Museum from going ahead with Light Up the Village 2020. The event is going ahead again this holiday season, with organizers looking to increase the number of lighted displays.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Battlefords is getting an upgrade thanks to a community grant of $35,900 from Red River Mutual and their Spruce Up Your Story initiative. The funding goes to a new bathroom, flooring, furniture and painted walls.

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North Battleford Fire Department is reporting they attended a structure fire on the 1400 block of 107th Street in the city. According to the fire department, the call came in at around 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Carlyle – Derrick Big Eagle couldn’t go see what was left of the drilling rigs he had built, as several were scrapped in recent weeks in the former Eagle Drilling Services yard in Carlyle.

City council in North Battleford has directed administration to amend the zoning bylaw to rezone a property at 1492 - 105th Street.