Battlefords News-Optimist

Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Larry Doke has just received a big promotion from Premier Brad Wall. Doke has joined the cabinet as Minister of Government Relations and Minister responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs.

First Person Exploits into the Unknown

When the Battlefords Volleyball Club started up six years ago, they just had a pair of teams competing on the provincial club scene. Now, their fleet of squads has grown rapidly to 14 in a number of boys and girls age group divisions.

Looking at Oct. 6 finish date

Linda’s Lines

As he heads into his first training camp as the head coach and general manager of the Battlefords North Stars, Brandon Heck is looking forward to having a number of players to choose from when it comes to putting together the team for the 2017-18 sea

The race to replace Brad Wall as premier is getting more crowded. Three more names have officially announced they are in the race in recent days, while a fourth is expected to join them by the end of the week.

An event billed as one of the top trail runs in all of Saskatchewan saw a big turnout of participants Saturday morning in the river valley.

Cairns on Cinema

The Canada 150 street mural project is now complete and on the road in the Fairview Heights neighbourhood in North Battleford. Several neighbourhood residents took time Saturday to paint the Canada 150th logo on the intersection of Clements Dr.