Local News

With board elections in the books, the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has now elected its executive committee for 2020.

Change is coming for those interested in hearing the mayor’s annual state of the city address.

HUMBOLDT — Drivers of electric vehicles will soon have a new place to fuel up quickly in Humboldt. The Humboldt Canadian Tire is one of 90 across the nation that will host an electric vehicle (EV) fast charging station by the end of 2020.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for the husband of homicide victim Sheena Billette of La Ronge. The page is set up under the title “Help us raise funds for widowed father of 4.” The link is at: https://www.gofundme.

HUMBOLDT — As a pet owner, there’s no worse feeling than not having your dog to greet you at home at the end of the day. For Virginia Bells, that was her family’s reality on Dec. 18 when their one-year-old St.

HUMBOLDT — Due to the extreme cold, there may be delays for home delivery of the East Central Recorder today in Humboldt. Carriers are being asked to use their best judgement and may deliver the paper in spurts so they can warm up.

Wednesday, Jan. 15, at approximately 10 p.m., Battlefords RCMP were called to a residence on the 1800 block of Trudeau street for a complaint of two males who were seen standing outside a residence with a long barrelled firearm.

The Prince Albert Police Service and the Prince Albert RCMP, together with other agency partners, have wrapped up a successful, seven-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking activity that led to the arrest of 11 people with connections to o

Charges have been laid in the homicide investigation of 28-year-old Sheena Marie Billette of La Ronge. Sheena was located seven kilometers north of La Ronge on Highway 102 on Dec. 23, 2019.

MELFORT— Brunswick School in Melfort has installed an automated external defibrillator (AED) due to fundraising efforts. An AED is a portable electronic device used in the event of a heart attack to re-establish an effective cardiac rhythm.