Battlefords News-Optimist

Step outside, and the biting chill in the air tells you that autumn is certainly here. We have had snow, rain, and all-around miserable weather through October, with forecasts not calling for a reprieve any time soon.

The Battleford town detachment of the RCMP released statistical data for the third quarter of 2012 for the Oct. 15 council meeting, showing numbers that are generally up.

Members from the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence located on the north end of Saskatoon Monday in relation to an outstanding investigation from Operation Snapshot.

The Battlefords North Stars went head-to-head Thursday night in a busy night at the Civic Centre Friday.

When a team outshoots their opponents by 21 shots the end result is often a win. That was the case for the Battlefords Midget Stars Thursday when they played in the Willow Cree Memorial Sport Centre against the Beardy's Blackhawks.

"It was kind of best case scenario for us," said North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings head coach Jamie Sommerfeld, after his team beat Evan Hardy in their final game of the regular season Thursday.

Kyle Schmidt's recall by the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades, left the North Stars with just six defenceman on the roster.

The Northwest region continues to be a focus of NDP leadership candidates as Cam Broten brought his campaign to the Battlefords.

The Battlefords Sharks kept pace with the one of the top teams in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League Thursday, thanks to some solid goaltending from Rachel Mitchell. Mitchell stopped 27 shots in the 7-0 loss against the Saskatoon Stars.

Near the end of September 2012, a red 2004 Honda Fourtrax quad was stolen from a farmyard located southwest of Cut Knife. Cst.