Local News

RCMP say charges have been laid in death of Onion Lake man following complex and lengthy investigation.

Civic happenings were top of mind Monday at the Tropical Inn, where Mayor Ryan Bater gave his annual remarks in his State of the City event.

One individual appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday on several weapons-related offences. The News-Optimist erroneously reported the appearance was in connection to a drive-by shooting investigation from Friday, Feb. 28.

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A third bail hearing is scheduled in Saskatoon Provincial Court for a Loon Lake man charged with numerous child luring offences.

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The jury from a coroner’s inquest into the death of Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate Curtis Cozart recommended that correctional officers carry a 911 tool after evening lockup and be allowed to call 9

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A trial is set next month for a Pelican Narrows man charged with second-degree murder. Thomas Johnny Bernard Ross, 31, of Sandy Bay, was arrested in connection to the death of Darnell Bear, 33.

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A 40-year-old man faces 30 weapons-related charges after Prince Albert Integrated Crime Reduction Team conducted a vehicle stop Feb. 26.

On Saturday, Feb. 29, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Maidstone RCMP received the report of a semi-truck versus pedestrian collision on Highway 16, two miles east of Lashburn.

RM OF BAYNE — Human remains have been found in the RM of Bayne. Two men have been arrested in relation to the disappearance of 20-year-old Allan Douglas Garrioch (Glasier).

On Feb. 29, at approximately 1:30 a.m., La Ronge/Stanley Mission RCMP and La Ronge EMS were called to an assault at a residence in Grandmother’s Bay.