Battlefords News-Optimist

For the fourth year in a row North Battleford has the highest overall crime severity in the country among cities over 10,000, and the city manager wants more information to be able to address it.

Communities in the Northwest near the Alberta border are in shock and mourning over the deaths of six teens in an early morning collision Saturday.

Another beautiful week of July weather. The cowboys have had some shower delays, but a good hay crop is in the making. We are lucky so far, as to escape the severe rains, hail and plow winds that the southern part of the province has had.

A hunting lodge located in the RM of Cut knife has been broken into. According to the Cut Knife RCMP a vehicle was stolen from the lodge, located 10 kilometres north on Highway 40, and was later found abandoned on Little Pine First Nation.

Despite vocal opposition expressed by local residents, North Battleford city council has approved an eight-unit pocket housing project for 1322 - 103rd St.

The North West Mutual Aid Area now has a mobile command centre thanks to the RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 and Walter Gobert, co-ordinator, for all the work in setting it up.

The Moose Jaw Regals baseball team will be inducted into the team category of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Aug. 17. The Moose Jaw Regals won the Southern Saskatchewan League championship eight times from 1960 to 1975.

Wayne Pusch from Regina Beach will be inducted into the individual category of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, as a player and builder, Aug. 17.

Building permit values for June are way down despite a small increase in the number of permits issued. A total of 18 permits were issued for $418,100 in June, compared to 17 issued for $4,258,500 in June 2012.

Hot weather can be very hard on livestock, especially if it is also humid. Humidity makes it harder to dissipate body heat. Heat and humidity of summer can be very stressful for sheep.