Battlefords News-Optimist

Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk organizers plan another successful event this year. Event organizer Joanne Lewchuk spoke with the News-Optimist recently.

The week ending Aug. 31 marks the final week of operations for the Battlefords Community Corrections Centre and the North Battleford Youth Centre. Both are slated to close Aug. 31.

Crop Producers took advantage of the warm and dry weather to make considerable harvest progress before light showers later in the week put field work on hold, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report.

Smokestack will be demolished

Meota News

North Battleford officials are sounding the alarm about the amount of contamination found in recycling carts in the city. The issue came up at last week’s city council meeting. Administration noted that Loraas Environmental Services Ltd.

From the Top of the Pile

City Hall and provincial officials appear to have figured out a plan to fix the crumbling service roads along Highway 4 North in North Battleford.

A 19-year-old grain farmer named Justin Rewerts, who is a member of the Cut Knife rural fire department, has decided once again to “pay it forward.

The individual charged in a break and enter and robbery near Edam in January will be back in court Sept. 4, by closed-circuit TV. Darian Jordan Meesto made his latest appearance in court on Aug. 29 by CCTV.