Battlefords News-Optimist

Submitted The Sask Elks Trucks and Bucks Lottery recently climaxed with the Main Draws. Sales Cutoff was June 29 and the Draws were July 13. Grand Prize was winner’s choice of a new Ford Lariat or Dodge Laramie truck or $65,000 cash.

From the City of North Battleford: City of North Battleford Operations Department and Parks and Recreation crews got to an early start this morning, cleaning debris from the high winds and wind gusts experienced the evening of July 22.

On July 22, the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) reported to Elbow RCMP that they had located a deceased individual in Lake Diefenbaker during a search they were conducting.

A Poundmaker First Nation woman charged with the murder of 20-year-old Damian Moosomin had a brief appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court July 23. Defence Barb Degenstien asked the court for an adjournment for 41-year-old Melissa Semaganis.

The drought baking farmland in hot, dry conditions has many Saskatchewan producers looking for help with their withering crops.

North Battleford RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in finding the owner of an urn that was found behind a business on the Highway 16 bypass in North Battleford.

Warning: Details in this story may be upsetting to readers. Lac La Ronge Indian Band members are preparing to unearth the truth of the former Lac La Ronge Indian Residential School's possible unmarked graves.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon Most Rev. Bishop Mark A.

Crops remain extremely stressed from the lack of moisture and continue to advance quickly due to the heat and dry conditions throughout the growing season.

The Food Truck Wars made a rousing comeback on Thursday in Saskatoon after more than a year’s break due to health restrictions imposed by the provincial government to prevent the spread of COVID-19.