Local News

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A 40-year-old man faces 30 weapons-related charges after Prince Albert Integrated Crime Reduction Team conducted a vehicle stop Feb. 26.

On Saturday, Feb. 29, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Maidstone RCMP received the report of a semi-truck versus pedestrian collision on Highway 16, two miles east of Lashburn.

RM OF BAYNE — Human remains have been found in the RM of Bayne. Two men have been arrested in relation to the disappearance of 20-year-old Allan Douglas Garrioch (Glasier).

On Feb. 29, at approximately 1:30 a.m., La Ronge/Stanley Mission RCMP and La Ronge EMS were called to an assault at a residence in Grandmother’s Bay.

EAST CENTRAL — Brian Tischler, an Albertan grain farmer and the founder of AgOpenGPS, is bringing open source coding to agriculture with AgOpenGPS. “I’m coming more from a do it yourself perspective.

MIDDLE LAKE — Jasmin Bautz does not see many young people in her line of work. The University of Saskatchewan student has her own goat and sheep herds on her family farm, Country Log Ranch, north of Middle Lake.

Community Safety Co-ordinator Herb Sutton presented his February monitoring report to North Battleford city council Monday, and that report focused heavily on the city’s initiatives with the Battlefords Regional Community Coalition as well as Citizen

She paid her debt to society, spending years in prison and now Sis wants to give back

Officers from the Rosthern RCMP are actively searching for a missing male. The 37-year-old male was last seen leaving the Rosthern Hospital and his location and direction of travel are unknown.

HUMBOLDT — The city will light an artificial Christmas tree during next winter’s holiday celebrations. In years past, a natural evergreen tree growing on the front lawn of City Hall was decorated.