Battlefords News-Optimist

Sunday is a day the Rider Nation won't soon forget. Amidst one of the worst summer storms in recent memory, the Saskatchewan Roughriders kicked off the 2014 CFL season in fine style by blowing out the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31-10 at Mosaic Stadium.

The Battlefords RCMP had a busy night Thursday. They responded to more than 50 calls for service between 6 a.m. Thursday, June 26 and 6 a.m Friday, June 27.

Approximately 50 calls for service were made to the North Battleford RCMP during the 48-hour period between 6 a.m. Saturday, June 28 and 6 a.m. Monday, June 30.

The North Battleford RCMP had a busy Friday with more than 40 calls for service between 6 a.m. June 27 and 6 a.m. Saturday, June 28.

North Battleford building permits continue to outpace 2013 numbers so far this year.

After 105 years, Landis school closes its door at the end of this school year for the last time. The halls will be empty, but the memories created will never be forgotten. "Our beloved kindergarten teacher, Mrs.

A passenger was killed when an SUV was struck at the intersection of Highway 303 and Highway 16 Friday afternoon. The Maidstone and Lloydminster RCMP responded to a traffic collision at 12:33 p.m. Friday.

A tender for doing a spray foam roof for Hafford School should be going out in August, says Living Sky School Division's facilities manager.

A year ago, a Serbian couple who emigrated to Canada for the sake of their children found themselves with no choice but to leave one of their two sons behind. Now they are appealing to the public for a sponsor to help them reunite.

A 27-year-old woman from Sturgeon Lake First Nation was struck by an unknown light-coloured vehicle June 19 at about 10:30 p.m. She was walking on Sturgeon Lake Road when she was hit. The vehicle sustained damage to the driver's side.