Local News

Two elections, 22 incumbents returned and three new councillors elected by acclamation. That's the situation in local Rural Municipalities after nominations for positions in Divisions 2, 4 and 6 closed on September 21.

There is a new friendly face behind the manager's desk at the Neilburg branch of the Synergy Credit Union. Jan Trimble took over the position as of July 20. The Neilburg branch has eight employees, some full time while others work part time.

This year's World Breastfeeding week, Oct. 1 to 7, promotes the three different dimension of breastfeeding support: time, place and communication.

The city solicitor gave the all-clear to bylaw changes to North Battleford's purchasing policy at Monday's council meeting. The amendments to the administration bylaw were signed and sealed at the meeting.

Lace up your shoes and hit the Battlefords Trans Canada Trail Sunday in support of organ donation. The annual Give the Gift of Life Fun Run and Walk will raise funds and awareness for organ donations in Canada.

Fourteen Grade 12 students from the Living Sky School Division have been awarded General Proficiency Awards by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.

North Battleford nearly had a major disaster on its hands as a major grassfire raged west of the city Wednesday afternoon.

Three down, one to go. The Humboldt RCMP are still searching for one of four suspects who ran from police in Bruno on September 19.

They had a year of successes in a region where the entrepreneur is king. That's what the Prairie Innovation Enterprise Region (PIER) reported at their annual meeting held September 14 in LeRoy.

An eight-month-old cat was abused last week in North Battleford. After being let out of the house by its owners, it returned the following morning with scratches, deep cuts, and most of its hair missing.