Battlefords News-Optimist

The Town of Battleford is cracking down on nuisance yards. These are yards with neglected alleys and laneways, as well as an accumulation of junked vehicles.

The North Battleford Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 9016 Abbott Ave. at approximately 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. On arrival, crews found heavy smoke and flame issuing from the attached garage.

A fire at an unconfirmed address of 9016 Abbott Avenue in North Battleford has the city's fire department turned out to battle a blaze whose smoke has been seen for miles. The News-Optimist has a photographer on the scene.

CNW - The highly anticipated Orkin Canada list of top bed bug cities is out. Similar to the past three years, larger cities and travel centres claimed the top spots.

The Saskatchewan NDP is raising concerns after eHealth Saskatchewan announced Monday an unknown number of servers and files have been compromised by ransomware.

Here is a look at scores from the Sask West Hockey League this past weekend, with three games on Sunday, Jan. 5: In one contest the Hafford Hawks beat the Unity Miners 5-4.

The Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League was in action with a full slate of five games this past weekend.

The Battlefords Sharks had good news to report about the future of one of their star players. It was announced that Haylie Biever had committed to Minot State Beavers women’s hockey for 2020/21.

Sunday morning, Jan. 5 at approximately 6 a.m., Weyburn RCMP responded to reports of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 39 approximately two kilometres southeast of Weyburn.

Win both games by 5-2 final scores