Battlefords News-Optimist

There are nine new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 28, bringing the total to 1,218 cases. The new cases are located in the South (3), Saskatoon (2), North (2), Central (1) and Regina (1) regions.

Submitted Investigators with the Saskatchewan Federal Serious and Organized Crime (FSOC) Unit are still actively seeking to locate and arrest 23-year-old Jonah Eigbuluese, 27-year-old Clinton Newton and 25-year-old Joshua Ometie.

A trial is set in Prince Albert Provincial Court for a man facing drug and weapons-related offences after he was arrested during a traffic stop.

On July 27 at approximately 5 p.m., Loon Lake RCMP responded to the report of a single vehicle rollover. The van carrying four occupants was travelling east on Treatment Centre Road.

The Wilkie RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 12-year-old Brady Starchief, who was reported missing on July 27. Brady Starchief was last seen at 1 p.m. within the community of Wilkie.

There are 31 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 27, bringing the total to 1,209 cases. The new cases are located in the Central (10), South (9), Saskatoon (8) and North (3) regions. One case’s location is pending.

Submitted The Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) in North Battleford, which was hosted by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services, concluded after two very busy days.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is issuing an advisory after confirmation of a positive COVID-19 individual who was likely infectious while attending a business in Saskatoon.

I’m not alone in saying that we’re tired of hearing nothing on the news but COVID-19, riots and protests and scorching heat or pelting rain.

When the things that bug us about how the country is or was run are fresh in our minds, we tend to forget what made us mad at previous holders of the highest political office Whether your topic of choice is international relations, the economy or hea