Battlefords News-Optimist

A Canada-wide warrant was issued for a man involved in a kidnapping investigation. Fox Creek RCMP officers responded to a complaint of a woman who was abducted by a man with a firearm shortly after 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4.

Health officials are reminding Saskatchewan residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites as the risk for West Nile virus continues to increase.

One day, two of my barefooted two-year-old girls (from my Daycare Family) were sitting on my lap. I couldn't help but stare at the perfection of those little toes.Toes that had not yet been squished into ill-fitting shoes.

It was announced earlier this year that Home Hardware Building Centre in North Battleford would be undergoing a major renovation and expansion.

Ukrainian cinematographer brothers Andriy and Pylyp Rozhen held a screening of their documentary, titled Winter That has Changed Us, Saturday evening at the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church in North Battleford.

The North Battleford RCMP were busy between 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 and 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, receiving approximately 49 calls.

The North Battleford Fire Department, RCMP and WPD responded to a two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon. At approximately 3:45 p.m., the NBFD was called to the scene of a collision on 19th Avenue.

Reports of gun shots drew the North Battleford RCMP to Trudeau Street early Sunday morning. The RCMP responded to a call shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday of shots being fired on the 1800 block of Trudeau Street.

Kari Carpentier enjoyed a WestWorld Tour Blue Jay's Jaunt in 2014. Here's a song they sang on their trip to Seattle, Wash. How exciting and how jealous are we? Maybe next year, Kari.

Between 6 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, approximately 45 calls for service/occurrences including three false alarms, four false/nuisance 911 calls and one noise complaint were reported to North Battleford RCMP. 8:28 a.m.