Battlefords News-Optimist

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.

This week, the world of film criticism lost its most prominent and popular voice with the passing of Roger Ebert.

The Town of Battleford and the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure are hiring a consultant to determine the future permanent access strategy and interchange location on Highway 16 to serve the town's newest commercial area.

Soon after the new NationsWEST Field House opened at the Credit Union CUPlex in North Battleford the News-Optimist website poll asked readers how they would be using the new facility. Discouragingly 64.

On behalf of Radisson Order of the Royal Purple Lodge, Roberta Harris and Lorraine Olinyk visited Maymont Central School March 26 to hand out prize money, certificates and Smarties to students in Grades 1 - 6 who had entered the Sask Elks Foundation

Jody and Rayelle Kissick of Marwayne, Alta. visited grandma Dorothy Kissick. Colleen Koski is now feeling much better and able to be out and around. Our sympathy to the Danychuk family on the passing of George Danychuk.

Cut Knife RCMP are raising awareness of a phone scam that has been reported to the detachment by a concerned citizen. In a press release Cst. Warner Ignatiuk explains the scam has been around for a long time.