Battlefords News-Optimist

Two vehicles sustained extensive damage in a crash at the intersection below Don Ross Centre Friday at about 1:30 p.m. according to the North Battleford Fire Department.

It was a busy weekend period for Battlefords RCMP when they responded to more than 80 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Friday, March 28 and 6 a.m. Sunday, March 30.

The Battlefords Stars came up short of the SMAAAHL championship. The Stars dropped game four of the best-of-five series 3-2 to the Notre Dame Argos at the Civic Centre Saturday afternoon, giving the Argos a 3-1 series win.

A house on 105th Street in North Battleford is a total loss following an early morning fire Monday. According to North Battleford Fire Department, they received a phone call shortly after 4 a.m.

There is a water main break on the 1100 block of 101st Street. The Department of Public Works and Engineering has barricaded the block as work commences. Water has been shut off on the block.

Shortly after 7:30 a.m. Saturday, North Battleford RCMP and ambulance responded to a complaint of unconscious man outside of his home in the Kildeer area of North Battleford.

Quick thinking by a North Battleford woman prevented her from being further assaulted in an incident early Saturday morning, according to Battlefords RCMP. Police say the woman was entering her home on Gregory Drive at about 1 a.m.

Blaine Lake RCMP were led on a pursuit by the driver of a stolen vehicle after a Blaine Lake homeowner discovered a man in his residents at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 26.

Residents of long-term care facilities in Prairie North Health Region, and family members of the residents, are making a difference in improving the quality of life and quality of care for those who live in the homes, according to a PNHR press releas

If you walked into the Grade 4/5 class at Holy Family School, you would not often see the traditional rows of desks, or a teacher lecturing at the front of the class.