Local News

It was a historic moment. The last step in the 142 staircase to the top of the Humboldt Water Tower was put in on August 12.

The Battlefords was the latest stop Monday on a cross-country journey to promote education in the developing world.

Charges against the chief of Poundmaker First Nation and eight others accused of various Treaty Land Entitlement fraud crimes on the reserve were read for the first time in Cut Knife provincial court Tuesday.

A North Battleford-area man is dead following a fatal collision north of Lloydminster. Members of the Maidstone detachment on August 15 around 10:30am attended to the scene on highway 17, about ten miles north of Lloydminster.

People involved in the business of developing and selling property in the Eagle Hills area are saying times are good - good enough for local Saskatchewan residents to want to return home.

It was announced this week that after three decades serving the Battlefords and area in the trophy and sign business, Four-D Signs and Trophies Ltd. will be closed effective August 31, 2011.

Tuesday was a big day for Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Community Development Corporation, and an even bigger day for the projects it was assisting in the community.

Premier Brad Wall was at the Saskatchewan Hospital Thursday to announce that the government was moving ahead to replace the 100-year-old facility.

The third annual Summer Sizzle in Hafford was another success as visitors, guests and community members attended the one-day event. Once again the event was a spectacular display of community spirit, team work, laughter and local support.

The community of Blaine Lake was honoured to welcome Communities in Bloom (CIB) judges Kay Robertson and Ken Turner, Aug. 11, for the annual judging.