Battlefords News-Optimist

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame is proud to announce the selection of Leo Wurtz of Lloydminster into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Individual Category, as a player/builder on Aug. 20 in Battleford.

Normally I’d be really fired up for what’s about to take place this week. Starting on Wednesday is the 56 th Knoxville Nationals in Knoxville, Iowa, which is the biggest sprint car race in the world and one of my favourite events of the year.

Monday morning, the City of North Battleford was hoping water from Battleford would be flowing into the F.E. Holliday Water Treatment Plant some time Tuesday.

Meota News

Well, you did it! Today is your graduation day. The hard work, the stresses, the ups and downs, the challenges and joys of your school days thus far are now tucked safely behind you. Today is just another day ,but it is a milestone worth celebrating.

Millions of Baby Boomers are approaching – or are already in – retirement.

Art Alley, a project envisioned to beautify neglected areas of downtown, co-ordinated by the City of North Battleford and the North Battleford Business Improvement District, had its official unveiling on the south wall of Moon’s Kitchen on Thursday,

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The Wilkie Brewers will be in a winner-take-all affair Sunday for a spot in the North Saskatchewn River Baseball League final. The second seeded Brewers will host the third and deciding game in the best-of-three semifinal on at 2:30 p.m.

On Aug. 2, Maidstone RCMP had a reported theft of camper trailer. The 2008 24-foot Fleet Wood Orbit was parked in Lashburn, and was last seen July 29.