Local News

Emergency personnel responded to a couple of incidents Wednesday morning in North Battleford. The first happened about 12:51 a.m. According to North Battleford Fire Department, a vehicle struck a concrete barricade on Diefenbaker Drive.

Valley Ford North Battleford is the first donor in the Battlefords to donate a vehicle to Habitat for Humanity Saskatoon-Battlefords Branch.

UNITY — For the first time in many years, the Unity Curling club struggled to fit all the teams into league play that came to register. It’s a good problem as many other Saskatchewan curling clubs are experiencing the opposite.

The year 2014 continues to hold the record when it comes to building permits issued by the Town of Battleford. Reports presented to Monday evening's council meeting saw the year 2015 sitting at eighth place out of the last 13 years.

Battleford's new administrator is the current mayor of Kindersley.

Happy new year. The year 2015 has been an exciting and eventful year in the town of Battleford. Our 111th year has brought many positive developments, successful agreements and many memories including the RCMP Musical Ride at Fort Battleford.

A day staff at the Allen Sapp Gallery has long dreaded has come to pass. The artist the gallery is named for, Allen Sapp, died last Tuesday at the age of 87. It’s a loss that has hit the gallery, located at 1 Railway Avenue in North Battleford, hard.

John Paul II Collegiate students were busy helping at the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre in North Battleford Dec. 11. Organization of the available space has improved since the building underwent some interior renovations.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of 25-year-old Gavin Robert Howe of Maidstone as a result of a traffic stop near Waseca at about 6:25 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.

Battleford RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Eugene Rider, 55, who was reported missing and last seen leaving a residence on Saulteaux First Nation Saturday evening.