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North Battleford Fire Department reports a rural residence is a total loss following a fire Thursday at around noon.

RCMP enter burning house four times

After six years of work, the North East SPCA’s efforts to build an animal shelter are starting to bear fruit. At its annual general meeting at Nipawin’s Northern Greens Resort March 2, the NESPCA said they were pleased with 2016.

For some of the Wills, going organic is a family affair. It all started with Chad , who began converting about 15 years ago. His cousin Brodie followed suit and his uncle Stan is in the middle of the process.

Two separate zoning bylaw amendments were introduced at council Monday. The amendments both involve a couple of projects that have been made public at the most recent council meeting, both of which require zoning bylaw amendments to go forward.

Battlefords RCMP statistical data for 2016 was presented at North Battleford city council Monday night and they show crime still heading upwards in a number of categories.

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation premiums will be going up, on average, by 8.5 per cent. This announcement came Feb.

Two Lloydminster individuals who were on the run from police have been arrested in connection to a number of break and enters and vehicle thefts in western Saskatchewan as well as Alberta.

Once again, the Battlefords News-Optimist and Regional Optimist are proud recipients of several nominations in the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Better Newspapers competition.

If you had ten minutes to prepare before fleeing your home, how would you spend your time Participants at a Tisdale information session had to ask themselves this question, making the choice between essentials like water, passports, medication, food,