Local News

On June 24 at approx 1 p.m. Tisdale RCMP responded to a complaint of a subject who was on his way to shoot his family members at a residence in the Tisdale Detachment area.

A trial for a man charged in a violent home invasion in Unity was adjourned. A trial for Drayden Clinton, 25, of Macklin, was scheduled in North Battleford Provincial Court June 22, 23 and 24.

The case against a Muskoday First Nation man charged with sexual assault was adjourned again. Jason Glen Dreaver, 39, was arrested in March 2020 for a 2011 sexual assault. He was released on bail in March.

A Meadow Lake man arrested by the Saskatchewan Emergency Response Team (ERT) after police received multiple threats involving firearms is seeking bail.

The case against a Wahpeton Dakota Nation man charged with second-degree murder, aggravated and sexual assault was adjourned. Nathan Waditaka, 19, had an appearance scheduled in Prince Albert Provincial Court June 18 and the matter was put over.

It is the end of an era at Town Hall. Monday marked the final town council meeting for outgoing chief administrative officer John Enns-Wind. Enns-Wind is taking on a new role as chief administrative officer in Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick.

The provincial government unveiled its plans Wednesday to establish an office to co-ordinate nuclear policy and program work within the Climate Change and Adaptation Division of the Ministry of Environment.

The natural play space park in Centennial Park is getting an upgrade with the support from Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program.

LANIGAN — A brand new K-12 school will be built in Lanigan, replacing an elementary and a high school. The province is investing $21 million into the project.

Outdoor pools and splash parks are allowed to re-open on Monday under part one of Phase 4 of Re-Open Saskatchewan, but not all of them are. In Battleford, the Tot Lot will remain closed for the rest of the summer.