Battlefords News-Optimist

On April 21, members of the Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force executed a CDSA search warrant as a residence on the 1700 block of 97th Street in North Battleford as a result of an ongoing drug investigation.

A young offender charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ryan Gatzke, 27, is seeking bail. The young offender, who was 17 at the time of Gatzke’s murder in 2019, can’t be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

People with loved ones in long term care and personal care homes got some long-awaited good news Thursday.

A woman arrested after an alleged home invasion and vehicle theft was denied bail in North Battleford Provincial Court April 22. Crown Prosecutor Loren Klein opposed the release of 24-year-old Niesha Baptiste.

A bail hearing for a man accused of pointing a firearm at someone, assaulting three other people with his vehicle, and then escaping police custody, didn’t proceed today in North Battleford Provincial Court.

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,333 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 372,334.

After initial skepticism around the legitimacy of bitcoin, it’s now clear that it’s here to stay as major institutions and corporations bet big on the cryptocurrency.

The two structures that were heavily damaged in fires earlier this year in Battleford are not yet demolished, and that has prompted some concerns from residents.

Unity News

The good news for town of Battleford residents is there’s no increase in the municipal portion of property taxes. The bad news is the education portion of property tax is going up.