Battlefords News-Optimist

A man picked up in Calgary last week in relation to longstanding charges from a November 2008 shooting incident in North Battleford was in court Monday.

A local taxi company is giving back to the community, one fare at a time. Between noon and 4 p.m. Aug. 11, anyone who took a Crown Cab received free fare if they made a donation to the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation.

The recent controversy over the federal Conservative Party's plan to scrap the mandatory long-form census is about a lot more than some StatsCan survey.

Dear Editor, In response to Lorraine Wright's letters, I would like to ask how she still has a job? Complaining that there are young handicapped people in this world, heaven forbid, taking up beds in the facility that she works in, does not sound pro

The North Battleford accounting firm Swanson Gryba and Company has continued the momentum with the Credit Union CUPlex fundraising.

Gary Nordal started to play baseball in 1963 when he was 10 years old. After trying to play most positions, he discovered that pitching was his forte. He played with Strasbourg except when he was 15 and 16, when he played with Bulyea Baseball Team.

Adrien Zimmerman and Katrina Mackinnon are two of the four people from North Battleford who are involved in the "Biggar on Broadway" musical theatre presented by Poitras Music Studio.

The F.E. Holliday plant is not fully operating due to high organics and turpidity currently in the North Saskatchewan River. As a result, the city of North Battleford has issued a ban on all outdoor watering until further notice.

It isn't just a bad smell and bad sight, but the smoky haze could be a health risk as well.

This is a hard time of year for me as a mom. The school supply shopping was easy as I bought all but one item here in Maidstone. We have a great selection locally and great prices so it doesn't make sense to fight the crowds in the cities.