Local News

Living Faith Chapel was the location of the annual Battlefords Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast on Saturday morning.

Medstead is keeping in stride as the nation pushes forward in pursuit of making more AEDs (automated external defibrillators) accessible to the general population.

Curling is a time-honoured tradition in Canada as a whole, with exceptional significance in Saskatchewan. In fact, the Government of Saskatchewan declared curling the official sport of the province in 2001.

For most people the fear of talking in front of a crowd is debilitating, but not for 4-Hers. March 19, at the Decker Centre, District No. 34 4-H Council hosted the North West Regional Speaking Competition.

The Cut Knife RCMP are currently investigating a break and enter at a farm house located in the RM of Hillsdale. Several long barrelled firearms and miscellaneous tools were taken and various vehicles were vandalized on the property.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 60 matters during the period of 6 a.m. Thursday, April 6 to 6 a.m. Friday, April 7, including the following: Thursday, April 6 9:54 a.m.

Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association has announced the winners of the annual Better Newspapers Competition and the News-Optimist took a number of honours.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate of the Battlefords has been crowned the number one brokerage of per person productivity out of 300 North American affiliated agencies and 10,000 agents.

A number of appointments have been announced by the province’s Social Services ministry for the local housing authorities in Turtleford, St. Walburg and Borden.

Daily Report, April 5- 6