Battlefords News-Optimist

A new fund has been established with the Battlefords and District Community Foundation to benefit the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre.

Andrew Albers knew this season playing at the AAA level in the Minnesota Twins' organization was a possibility, but he expected to start where he finished last season.

April 4 1974 - Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's Major League Baseball home run record with his 714th. He would pass the record four days later. 1994 - Chicago Cub Karl Rhodes hits three home runs on opening day.

An event that has grown in popularity since 2008 has a new time frame this year. In past years, A Taste of Culture has been held at the same time as Agri-Mex, the Battlefords Agricultural Society's annual spring trade show.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a Monthly Donor Club, A Brighter Tomorrow.

The outdoor track and field season is coming up quickly, but before that some local athletes competed indoors in Saskatoon.

It's up and it's down, depending on how you look at it. The Living Sky School Division board of education got a look March 27 at how announcements in the recent provincial budget will affect their funding for 2013-14.

The Minnesota State Mavericks season came to an end Saturday, as they fell 4-0 to the fifth ranked Miami RedHawks.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Many of the players on the West Central Wheat Kings female midget roster knew that this season had the potential to be special. The core group of players won a league title two seasons ago and they were looking to do that and more this season.