Battlefords News-Optimist

Past the middle of January already! Where has the time gone? Today there was a little more snow and forecasts of -30 C. This is just normal January weather, no global warming, no climate change, just January weather in Saskatchewan.

The youth involved in the shooting incident on 110th Street Dec. 3 was handed a lengthy sentence Wednesday in North Battleford Provincial Court.

The days of dictating where indigenous families ought to educate their children are over

Almost three quarters of parents of preschoolers in Canada with autism could not get the help they needed for their children

New England @ Denver The final chapter in the Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning saga is upon us. This will be their fifth matchup in the playoffs, which is the most head-to-head clashes between starting quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.

Over 9,000 people made the trip to the SaskTel Centre to watch some NLL action between the Saskatchewan Rush and the Vancouver Stealth.

It seems Battleford is not being spared from an uptick in crime seen in other parts of the province.

Final numbers are in for fire fighting activities in 2015. The numbers were submitted Monday to council’s Planning Committee by fire chief Albert Headrick.

Town of Battleford fire chief, Larry Gabruch, gave his annual summary of the activities of the fire department during Monday’s council meeting. In general, it was a busy year for the department, but also a successful one from the chief’s standpoint.

Final building permits for 2015 are in and it was another strong year in North Battleford. A total of 126 permits were issued for a total value of $29,512,155 in 2015.