Battlefords News-Optimist

Drivers are being advised the intersection of Pioneer Avenue and 114th Street will be closed Tuesday, Oct. 7 and Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. as crews work to upgrade the storm sewer there.

Yesterday was one of those daycare days that normally has the ability to have me running for cover the moment the last child has left for the day. But after all was said and done, I felt like I had conquered the day, not the other way around.

How is it that Made in China plastic Halloween paraphernalia can occupy stores in early September a month before Thanksgiving, two months before Halloween? I guess cobwebs, candies and grotesque costumes are an easier sell than a gratitude-based holi

The North Battleford RCMP received approximately 20 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7.

It's tough to tell exactly why Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin was so furious after Friday's 31-24 home loss to the Calgary Stampeders.

The Canadian Red Cross has launched the Red Cross Campaign for Kids Raffle, with proceeds going to help Saskatchewan students learn how to address and prevent bullying.

A group of practical nursing students at North West Regional College reached out to the homeless people in the Battlefords as part of their class assignment Sept. 24.

Motorists are being asked to be extra careful near the Fas Gas at 391 Railway Avenue in North Battleford Monday, Oct. 6 and Tuesday, Oct. 7. The eastbound lane of Railway Avenue will be closed Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The North Battleford RCMP detachment received more than 60 calls for service between 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 and 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6.

The Battlefords AAA Stars swept both games played in Yorkton against the RawTec Maulers last weekend. The Stars scored three unanswered goals to come from behind and beat the Maulers 3-2 Friday night.