Battlefords News-Optimist

There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 25, 2020, bringing the Saskatchewan total to 759 cases.

Unity News

Windy conditions continued in most of the province this week, but started to calm down in other areas. This allowed more farmers to get into the field to spray for in-crop weed control and insect pests.

Battlefords and District Community Foundation has announced it has awarded $40,000 in grants to four local charities to address needs due to COVID-19.

Meota News

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) slammed the Saskatchewan government’s planned $120 million expansion of the Saskatoon Remand Centre. The expansion will consist of 216 cells and have a capacity of up to 427 people.

The city of North Battleford will hold a special council meeting Thursday, June 25. The meeting will be held virtually on the ZOOM platform at 5:15 p.m. and only one item is on the agenda: the COVID-19 re-opening plan and related matters.

In Melville, a few years back, the time would come for a showdown with my accumulated recyclables. Off I would go to Rail City to redeem cans, bottles, etc. for some pocket change.

Borden and Radisson News

Mayfair News