Local News

The Government of Saskatchewan is reminding residents to take precautions against mosquito bites, as the risk of West Nile virus increases in Saskatchewan.

North Battleford Transit is in dire need of a bus. In part, they need one to service a Handi-Bus run that could potentially bring in revenue. More to the point, they are running short of buses, period.

Battleford town council is honouring Pride with a newly repainted crosswalk in front of Battleford Town Hall. A ceremony took place Wednesday evening.

This year, say organizers, they are excited to have the Canadian Armed Forces on site and on display. The Canadian Army is the land component of the Canadian Armed Forces, which trains and provide forces to protect and defend Canada.

Despite all the talk about plastic shopping bags at City Hall lately, it turns out not too many of them head to the city’s landfill. Some preliminary numbers from the waste and recycling audit being done by the city have been released.

LEROY — Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP are asking for the public's help after two men walking on the 100 block of LeRoy's First Avenue were robbed at gunpoint. The two pedestrians were approached by a black Ford F350 truck during the evening of June 28.

Battleford will remember veterans differently this year, and in upcoming years. Printed banners honouring local veterans will hang from light posts this year, Fred Light Museum manager Bernadette Leslie told the News-Optimist.

EAST CENTRAL — Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the area around Melfort, Tisdale and Nipawin. The watch was put into effect on June 29 at 10:43 am.

The final act in the budget process has been completed. The bylaws setting North Battleford’s mill rates are now passed and the tax mailings can go out. Five bylaws were passed in three readings at a city council meeting Monday.

The Allen Sapp Gallery/Gonor Collection is launching a reproduction of one of Sapp’s prints from 1971.