Local News

North Battleford has again been humbled by the annual Crime Severity Index numbers.

Sometime between Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23, there were a rash of thefts from motor vehicles in the town of Lashburn. Miscellaneous items of value were stolen.

The North Battleford RCMP responded to approximately 30 calls for service between 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 22 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 23.

by Melanie Jacob Journal Staff Writer It seems that if residents aren't getting flooded out of their homes, pesky mosquitoes are chasing them inside. Fortunately, the city has once again implemented their mosquito control program.

The North Battleford RCMP responded to more than 20 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, July 21 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 22.

by melanie jacob Journal Staff Writer After weeks of preparations and cleaning up, the city can finally stop holding its breath as the 2014 Communities in Bloom (CIB) contest has finished making its way through Humboldt.

by Melanie Jacob Journal Staff Writer Despite the rainy weather, the Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) had a healthy turnout of more than 150 people for their field day on June 24.

A Prince Albert man has pled guilty to eight counts of indecent assault on students at the Moosomin Day School on Moosomin First Nation. Morris Hryniuk entered the guilty pleas and was sentenced Monday in North Battleford provincial court.

Preliminary hearing dates have been set for two individuals accused of second-degree murder on Moosomin First Nation. Taryn Cote and Troy Swiftwolfe will return to North Battleford Provincial Court Dec. 8 and 9.

Wadena RCMP received a complaint May 11, 2014 from a health care worker of a female youth under the age of 16 who was the victim of a sexual assault.