Local News

The Water Security Agency is advising the public of rising water levels and flooding on the Beaver River.

Saskatchewan’s New Democratic Party called for an independent investigation of the province’s long-term care system Friday.

MELFORT — Two ATVs were stolen from a Melfort business along Highway 6. Melfort RCMP said the crime took place May 22 at 1:05 a.m. A still of video footage provided by the police shows two figures on the property.

TISDALE — Tisdale’s Handibus will resume services for three days a week, beginning June 16. The Handibus service provides transportation to community members with a disability that require a special mode of transportation to get around.

The City of North Battleford Fire Department will resume fire pit inspections immediately. With COVID-19 social distancing requirements being relaxed firefighters are now able to resume inspection of fire pits.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is updating the Family Presence guidelines for maternal units.

There are three new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 12, bringing the provincial total to 663. One new case is in the Saskatoon region, one is in the Far North region and one is in the South region.

A five-day trial is set for a Cochin man charged with killing his father in 2018. A trial for Joshua Tucker, 29, was scheduled to be held in May at the Battlefords Court of Queen’s Bench but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MELFORT — A new community ambassador program aims to connect Melfort residents with activities to do as a summer with COVID-19 restrictions arrives.

Since 2012, a group of volunteers, the Stony Crest Cemetery Restoration Committee, has worked to restore the Mennonite burial ground near Sonningdale to honourable condition for those resting there.