Battlefords News-Optimist

Battleford United Church has a new half-time minister. Gayle Wensley has been hired to lead the congregation, assuming her duties June 1.

The 2016 budget was expected to contain red ink, and it did. The first budget of new Finance Minister Kevin Doherty, delivered Wednesday in the legislature, includes a projected deficit of about $434 million in 2016-17.

A longtime dentist in North Battleford has passed away. Dr. Lornce Harder died last Thursday at age 78. He practiced dentistry in the city for 50 years before retiring in 2014. His practice was located at Battlefords Dental on 100th Street.

Last summer, the Battlefords was home base for a PhD student undertaking an area of research regarding the Plains Cree that’s never been investigated before. As a result, she can now officially put the Dr.

Destination Battlefords has announced a couple of new initiatives to help promote their brand “Everything Under the Sun.” The first is the release of a jingle that will serve as a "soundtrack" for the brand.

It turns out the day I would get to see Donald Trump was a very big day indeed. May 26, Trump clinched the necessary number of delegates to secure his place as the Republican nominee for president of the United States.

Their friendship formed the lynch pin of national unity during a key period of Canadian political history

Baljennie News

Rain – are we happy with it? This may be the first time in history not a soul would complain about rain received on the long weekend.