Local News

Brett Wilson was back in his hometown North Battleford on Wednesday, sharing news with Battlefords Chamber of Commerce members and business leaders of his initiatives and efforts in the Battlefords.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum are inviting the public to take part in their fifth annual Ears and Beers event. It is scheduled for Sept. 20 at the Battleford Legion Hall. Happy hour begins at 4:30 p.m.

The Battlefords Business Excellence Awards committee has announced the finalists for their 26th annual awards gala.

A bail hearing has been set for one of the suspects charged with the first degree murder of Mark Jonson in North Battleford in July. The show cause hearing for David Keller has been scheduled for Sept. 26, at 1:30 p.m.

TISDALE — Parrish & Heimbecker has acquired 10 Louis Dreyfus elevators, including the one in Tisdale.

EAST CENTRAL — Eleven per cent of the crop is now in the bin as of the Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 crop, up from six per cent the previous week. The five-year (2014-18) average is 28 per cent for this time of year.

The new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon was showcased Thursday during its grand opening, as partners achieved their vision of having Saskatchewan children and expectant mothers receive exceptional health care closer to home.

NIPAWIN — The Crown has presented its case against a Nipawin man accused of threatening the Prime Minister and blowing up Parliament over a phone call.

A man has been arrested following an extensive police chase and search near Cut Knife.

MELFORT — Area children playing with a lighter and combustible materials was the cause of a fire in an old SaskTel pedestal at the Exhibition Grounds in Melfort. On Aug.