Local News

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 45 calls between 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 and 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9. Sunday, Jan. 8 9:02 a.m. - Report of kids breaking into vehicle overnight on the 1300 block of 98th Street. 11:44 a.m.

Battlefords RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating Sharmaine Kay, 26, who was reported missing over the past weekend. She was last seen in the area of 98th Street in North Battleford sometime in the early morning hours of Jan. 6.

Voters go to the polls twice

Whether they were held during this year or announced for future years, big events were a major part of 2016. Here is a look at some of those events.

Battlefords RCMP had about 60 incidents reported between 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6 and 6 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. Friday, Jan. 6 8:47 a.m.

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? For 20-year-old saxophonist Cole Knutson of North Battleford, the answer to that question is practice and audition for the American Protégé International Music Competition.

It was a year of change at City Hall in North Battleford as Ryan Bater took over as mayor from Ian Hamilton after the 2016 municipal elections.

The Leisure Services department of the City of North Battleford has acknowledged the support of a number of area service clubs for its free public skating program.

Nipawin is closing the door on an eventful year which included the start of construction of a new pool and landfill, a grant for the water treatment plant, an expensive and empty Evergreen Centre and the election of a new mayor and council.

The North East School Division is reporting that students are improving in reading, writing and arithmetic.