Battlefords News-Optimist

Turkey, chicken and egg farmers will soon receive federal support to offset losses stemming from a trade deal allowing more international imports of poultry and eggs.

Warning: This article discusses depression, anxiety, PTSD, and self-harm. Many things can spell the last straw for an exhausted farmer — a crop that doesn’t work out, a few too many days working in a row.

Important note: The total provincial active cases and provincial recoveries plus regional breakdowns are unavailable for Saturday, April 17, due to a data reporting issue involving multiple case location reassignments.

Neighbourly Advice According to Ed Maher You can have any colour, as long as it’s black Ed, my old neighbour, in Saskatchewan favours black for the colour of his truck.

“If onion juice is good enough for monkeys, it’s good enough for me,” my Uncle Don said, smacking a palm on the table to emphasize the weight of his statement. He was outlining his plan of action for the next time he got sick.

Shortly after 4pm on April 15, a police officer part of the Crime Reduction Team was waved down by a community member on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. They were advised there was an injured man located outside a residence.

On Friday April 16 around 3:30 a.m. Turtleford RCMP received a complaint of a serious assault that occurred at a residence on the 200 block of 1st Avenue in Glaslyn.

Update: As a result of the investigation below, Raheem Hagen from Meadow Lake has been charged with Discharge Firearm with Intent and Reckless Discharge of a Firearm. And, as a result, a warrant of arrest has been issued for Raheem Hagan.

A former Saskatchewan music and band teacher guilty of sexually assaulting students in the 1990s was sentenced to 609 days in prison. A sentencing hearing for Gerard Loehr, 58, was held in Yorkton Provincial Court on April 16.

A Meota man accused of killing his wife was released on bail. Michael MacKay, 38, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 38-year-old wife Cindy MacKay. He had a show cause hearing last week in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench.