Battlefords News-Optimist

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has announced they are now a partner of ChangeIt, an exciting new way to donate while making everyday purchases using your BMO and RBC credit cards or select credit union debit cards.

Lillian Hanna Graber. November 5, 1925 – January 18, 2016. The passing of Lillian Graber, age 90 years of Saskatoon, Sk. occurred peacefully on Monday, January 18, 2016 at St. Paul’s Hospital, with her family at her bedside.

In the wake of the recent U.S. Powerball news, readers are probably wondering where all that money spent on lottery tickets goes. As it turns out, a good chunk of it goes back to programs in the community.

More than 300 impaired drivers were stopped by police during December’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on impaired driving.

The January winner in the Western Development Museum’s Great Escapes Vacation Raffle is Heather Hall of Battleford.

A 61-year-old Lashburn man is facing seven theft charges after what RCMP are calling a lengthy investigation into theft of crude oil from several Northwest locations.

The first house concert of the year has been set for Live at the Gog. Backroads, with special guest Kjelti Katherine (Anderson), will be at 1391 - 105th St. on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016.