Local News

Knowing they’ll have to spend more on waste disposal and receive less from the province, Nipawin’s council has begun work on a budget. Council spent two long meetings Jan. 10 and 15, examining every line item for extra revenues or potential savings.

The City of Melfort will have to give back almost $51,000 in taxes to a property owner for 2017 due to a successful appeal on their property assessment. The province’s Board of Revision made the decision.

It’s every child’s dream: an 11-foot-tall, multi-room snow fort. Karl Mehler of Crooked River spent 120 hours over the months of November and December to build the massive snow fortress in front of his parents’ home.

One of the partners in the Saskatchewan Hospital project has gone into liquidation. News broke on Monday that the British-based construction company Carillion PLC had gone into compulsory liquidation in the United Kingdom.

Hawks do just enough to beat Millionaires It was not easy but the Nipawin Hawks extended their point streak to 20 straight games with a 2-1 win over the Melville Millionaires in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action from Melville on Jan. 12.

Mustangs score four in third to beat Ice Wolves A dominating third period served as the difference for the Melfort Mustangs who picked up a 6-2 win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action from La Ronge.

On the evening of Thursday, Jan. 11, just prior to midnight, shots were fired from a vehicle at an unoccupied business on Highway 7 approximately five kilometres south of Lloydminster.

Battlefords RCMP have seized a firearm and a quantity of drugs after apprending five suspects following a vehicle theft. On Saturday, at approximately 1:50 a.m.

RCMP have arrested two individuals after a vehicle theft. On Saturday, Battlefords RCMP responded to a stolen vehicle complaint where a Buick Enclave had been stolen from Meadow Lake and was reported to be in North Battleford.

From the Tisdale Recorder Files, Jan. 27, 1988