Battlefords News-Optimist

There's a region in what used to be called Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland that most people have never heard nor cared about except for one thing: in hindsight, events there were probably the biggest warning sign of an impending Second World Wa

An 18-year-old man is in police custody following an RCMP investigation of an assault with a weapon in the early morning hours of Wednesday. RCMP say a man was assaulted by several individuals at a home on the 1400 block of 111th Street.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has no patience for athletes who do not perform well. Word that the New York Yankees have made a $175 million investment, in Japanese pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, has Ed both impressed and depressed.

The sexual assault case against Harry Michael Dekker remains in mediation. The case has been adjourned again, this time until April 29 in provincial court in Saskatoon.

The accolades keep piling up for North Stars goaltender Michael Gudmandson. Gudmandson was named the 2013-14 SJHL most valuable player earlier this week.

The league recognized Cameron Blair for his play against the Estevan Bruins in the North Stars' SJHL quarter-final series. Blair was named the SJHL's player of the week for the period ending March 23.

The incumbent chief is back in office at Red Pheasant First Nation. Chief Stewart Baptiste, who had served the past four years, was re-elected to a third term last week in band elections for chief and council.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Monday, March 24 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 25. Two alarms responded to were found to be false.

North Battleford has hired its new director of finance. David Gillan, 50, who has spent almost 20 years living and working in the Asia-Pacific region in various finance capacities, will officially take over the position May 5.

A few of the plants we commonly refer to as grasses are in actual fact sedges or rushes. A true grass will have hollow, rounded stems with solid nodes.