Local News

NIPAWIN —The Town of Nipawin has begun to look at problematic intersections and streets for a traffic study, which could result in additional stop signs or other changes.

HUMBOLDT — Finance minister and Humbolt-Watrous MLA Donna Harpauer gave a group of Humboldt business leaders more insight into the province’s finances last week. Harpauer was a guest speaker at a Humboldt Chamber of Commerce luncheon on July 18.

PRAIRIE RIVER — Ron and Dennis Gel woke up to find two of their cattle herd dead – believing lightning to be the culprit. “We presume that’s what happened, because there was a wicked ol’ lightning storm,” Ron said.

Running cattle can help agricultural producers build their soil. That was the focus of a field day held in the Bangor area this week.

Have you ever had the fear of being lost in the wilderness, buried in an avalanche and scared out of your mind and wonder if anyone will ever find you…ALIVE? If you know anything about a rescue dog, you can be assured that a K-9 Search and Rescue tea

A handgun was seized at the North Portal border crossing earlier this month. According to a tweet from the Canada Border Services Agency, new recruits at North Portal seized the loaded handgun on July 8.

The Canadian Armed Forces have joined the nation-wide manhunt for two Port Alberni teens charged with murder.

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale has accepted a request for federal assistance for a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft to aid in the search for suspects in three British Columbia murders.

The sixth-annual North Battleford International Street Performer Festival runs July 26 and 27, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

North Battleford is still number one on the Crime Severity Index, but the score has increased by the lowest amount in three years. The most recent Crime Severity Index information was released on July 22. The index compiles information for 2018.