Battlefords News-Optimist

A section of Highway 21 north of Maidstone was closed for a portion of Saturday after a fatal crash two kilometers south of the Toby Nollet Bridge.

Although we have only recently kicked off another great year at Maidstone High School, we have already had many exciting events. It has been a busy first month and a great start to the 2011-12 school year.

Battlefords RCMP are again seeking the public's assistance in locating Ronald William Peequaquat, aged 45 years. Peequaquat was last seen Saturday, June 25 leaving a residence on the Red Pheasant First Nation.

A cell phone charger and a ring of keys were stolen from a vehicle parked on the east side of Lashburn at approximately 9 p.m. Oct. 3.

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A locked gate at the Husky Upgrader at Lloydminster was crashed into and forced down by a vehicle sometime between 9 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday, according to Maidstone RCMP. Police say the vehicle is suspected to be a smaller car.

Saskatchewan's RCMP has a centralized distribution system for sending information to the media. Through this system I receive e-mail everyday, chronicling everything from stolen gas at Gull Lake to fatal highway crashes.

Sometime between Aug. 1 and Sept.20 a dressing room at the Maidstone Arena was illegally entered and a set of hockey equipment was stolen.

Sometime between Oct. 7 and 11 a 1979 Triple E camper trailer with Saskatchewan license plate 023 HYR was stolen from a commercial compound in the RM of Eldon.

Rarely does an Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team have an opportunity to play a morning game, but Saturday the Battlefords North Stars did as part of the SJHL Showcase in Estevan.