Battlefords News-Optimist

A recent agreement has brought nine First Nation bands together in the delivery of second-level services for First Nations education. Treaty 6 Education Council will be responsible for services for those nine bands beginning April 1.

Sometimes there is a lot more than expected when making a choice, even a seemingly simple decision. Even as I write I'm in the process of deciding whether or not to travel south for a business meeting tomorrow morning.

Last week I started out by saying that another week has gone by and we are another week closer to spring. Well, soon it will be the middle of March and before we know it April can't come soon enough for me.

BILLINGS: Anna Louise . It is with profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Anna Louise Billings on February 27th, 2014, less then 8 months shy of her 100th birthday.

It's time to hunt up your Rider gear. Not just because some of the Riders are coming to town to play some exhibition hockey, but because St. Patrick's Day is just a few days away. To celebrate the saint's special day, St.

A former RCMP officer who worked briefly in the Battlefords has been charged in British Columbia with several counts of sexual assault against minors.

A glider pilot escaped a crash Sunday with what police describe as minor injuries. Cut Knife RCMP report the 57-year-old man was the lone occupant of the aircraft when he attempted to make an emergency landing on a secondary road at about 1 p.m.

Some of the New Horizons curlers spend part of the winter down south or so it seems, because on March 4 there were six subs playing.The snowbirds will have to hurry back as there are only two more scheduled games to play in thishalf of the season.

Grants from the Mary Lou and Panos Antoniades Fund of the Battlefords and District Community Foundation have been distributed to a number of local groups. St.

Approximately 13 calls for service/occurrences were dealt with by Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Sunday, March 9 and 6 a.m. Monday, March 10. Among those calls were three false alarms Sunday 11:23 a.m.