Local News

Two special people were honoured recently by being inducted in the Lions Hall of Fame — Colin and Adele Turuk.

The 2018 scholarships from the Peter Lewochko Fund with Battlefords and District Community Foundation were announced recently.

MELFORT — For the Prairie North Co-op, 2017 was the year they saw essential projects begin and a merger undertaken. “We had a stronger year in 2017,” said Randy Wassermann, the co-op’s general manager.

The Saskatchewan Liberals have a new leader. Naveed Anwar has won the leadership by acclamation. The announcement took place at a party event in Saskatoon over the weekend.

The man accused of killing a Wilkie teaching assistant has entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder. Wesley Veit entered the guilty plea Friday at Queen’s Bench courthouse in Battleford.

City officials are reporting that this year’s Spring Cleanup Day a huge amount of garbage collected. According to numbers supplied by the City, the community collected 2,750 kilograms of garbage this year.

MELFORT — After opposition from the neighbourhood, Melfort City Council unanimously stopped a rezoning proposal that would allow duplexes near the corner of Shadd Drive and Orr Drive.

TISDALE — Community Futures NewSask celebrated the region’s up and coming youth entrepreneurs. At the Youth Business Excellence Awards May 5, awards were presented to students from the Kinistin Business Group, Nipawin’s LP Miller, St.

A charge of attempted murder has been laid in connection to an exchange of fire with police on Highway 16 April 14. Tristan Pinder of Elk Point, Alta. now faces one charge of attempted murder with a firearm.

TWIN LAKES — Due to extremely dry conditions, the Nipawin Fire Department has declared a fire ban in the Town of Nipawin and surrounding areas. No open fires or fireworks will be allowed during the ban.