Battlefords News-Optimist

Joshua Roy Tucker, 27, is facing several charges as a result of a Battlefords RCMP investigation into the suspicious death of a 59-year-old man on a rural property southeast of Cochin Thursday.

NDP opposition leader Ryan Meili noted there had been a multitude of changes in the legislature during this busy spring session.

A sizable cheer and round of applause came from the grandstands at the Battleford Agricultural Society Exhibition Grounds Sunday afternoon. Thanks to two strong rides over the course of the weekend, Robby Ethier of Grandora, Sask.

Council notes

In today’s feature, I am going to really change things up and if you are reading this at the supper table, I suggest you put the paper down until after you have digested your meal. Today’s theme is “The Scoop on Poop.

Cup of tea in hand, I sat on the front porch yesterday afternoon and thought about Proverbs 25:14 (New King James Version). My musings on this verse took me in two seemingly opposite directions: donating and the weather.

City of North Battleford Historic Archives had a researcher from Walpole, Mass. visit May 24.

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Community barbecues in June

The Quilt Patch