Local News

The provincial New Democrats are putting more candidates in place in the Northwest region prior to the April 4 provincial election.

Election results have been announced by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. Ten candidates were in the running for spots on their board of directors and seven were elected to two-year terms.

Queens Bench Court in Battleford was not the beehive of activity many expected it would be this week. The dates of Jan. 11 to 15 were set aside last summer for what was anticipated to be the second-degree murder trial of Nicholas Giroux.

No one was injured when a five-ton truck hauling a water tank and a train collided at a level crossing in the RM of Paynton Monday at about 2:15 p.m.

City of North Battleford Historic Archives volunteers are getting ready for an eighth annual Archives Week presentation. The presentations will be set up at the DiscoveryCo-op Territorial Place Mall Thursday, Feb. 4 from noon to 6 p.m.

North Battleford city council has approved 2016's budget and among the items to look for this year is a study on the condition of the city's 66-year-old water tower.

Friday marked a milestone for staff and supporters of the Mennonite Community Closet in North Battleford.

Operation Red Nose has wrapped up another year of safe rides home for revellers in the Battlefords. It was a "very successful year,” said Bill Bowman of North Battleford Lions Club at the campaign wrap-up event at the Lions Club hall Wednesday.

There was a head-on collision between two pickup trucks on Highway 303 and Range Road 3272. According to the RCMP the incident happened Friday around 7 a.m. and was attended to by Maidstone RCMP and the RM of Wilton Police Service.

Maidstone RCMP report that a 25-year-old man wanted on a number of warrants has turned himself in, and they are thanking the public for their assistance in the matter. Jan.