Battlefords News-Optimist

Dear Editor People travelling on the Highway 16 bypass may or may not see this totally useless sign shortly after crossing the railway tracks. It has been in this state for some three years.

The older you get the kinder - or so I believed until the morning of Nov. 13 when I went to the Northland Power Curling Centre and saw three teams nearly go off the board on their opponents.

The City of North Battleford has developed a survey to find out what, if any, improvements need to made to parking in downtown North Battleford.

The Battlefords Midget Stars were doing some major housing cleaning on the weekend, not with their personnel or roster, but on the ice, as they earned their first weekend sweep since Jan. 15 and 16 of 2011.

A controversial property on 99th Street in North Battleford has escaped the wrecking ball. Instead, a demolition order issued by City Hall on a property at 1261- 99th St. will be held in abeyance until Jan.

The rollercoaster ride that has been the Battlefords North Stars' season so far was heading back in the up direction this past weekend.

Reporters in the United States need not have worried about having a lack of interesting stories to cover with the conclusion of that thick oil well of news known as the US election. That's because of the story blew up about retired army Gen.

A man charged in a robbery/choking incident in North Battleford is due back in court Dec. 11. Tyler Meetoos faces multiple charges in the case and appeared by video conference Thursday in North Battleford Provincial Court.

One person was injured when a vehicle collided with a deer about two kilometers south of Battleford Sunday just before 8:30 p.m.

The Regina Police Service is requesting information to assist in locating 30 year-old Tara Fawn Chartrand, of Regina, who has not been home since mid-September.