Local News

Blaine Lake Senior Centre re-opening was held the evening of Aug. 5, bringing the centennial celebrations to a close. Blaine Lake Senior Centre president Marj Pool welcomed the group of individuals to the new and improved centre.

The Walter Willoughby Horticultural Society (WWHS) has served as a club for gardeners and hobby enthusiasts for 53 years. Members consist of garden and floral enthusiasts from the novice to highly experienced.

A meeting has been set for September 19 on the subject of the rates for the soon-to-be-completed BTC Field House. The meeting is to be held at 7:30pm that evening in room 108, Don Ross Centre.

Some noisy events at the Knights of Columbus hall have prompted a petition by neighbourhood residents.

Our travels in Ireland revealed an ancient and sometimes rugged land. From Cork, we went to Killarny for a couple of nights as we travelled around the Ring of Kerry and Dingle.

A water main break at the intersection of Hwy. 5 and 10th St. caused some problems for citizens of Humboldt last week.

Hwy. 368 officially reopened to traffic after years of repairs

Crime continues to trend down for the year in the statistics presented to city council by Battlefords City Detachment Monday night.

Slowly but surely, civic officials and prospective candidates are getting ready for this fall's civic election in the Battlefords. The official nomination period has yet to begin and so far, the race is off to a typical slow start.

A man who bear-sprayed a local ambulance crew will be spending an eight-year sentence behind bars at a federal correctional facility.