Local News

Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association has announced the winners of the annual Better Newspapers Competition and the News-Optimist took a number of honours.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate of the Battlefords has been crowned the number one brokerage of per person productivity out of 300 North American affiliated agencies and 10,000 agents.

A number of appointments have been announced by the province’s Social Services ministry for the local housing authorities in Turtleford, St. Walburg and Borden.

Daily Report, April 5- 6

A Carrot River outfitter has won an award for her efforts to promote tourism.

Gerald Stanley has been committed to stand trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, Battleford, on the charge of second-degree murder in the death of Colten Boushie.

Two years. A file of documents six inches thick. Ten hours of phone calls. Hundreds of emails. That’s part of what it took for the Town of Tisdale to attract a second grocery store – a Buy-Low Foods.

Twenty individuals celebrated International Women’s Day on March 25 at the Pioneer Lodge in North Battleford. The campaign theme this year was “Strength and Resilience of Indigenous Women.” E. Pellitier from Paynton opened the evening with a prayer.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 44 calls for service over the time period Tuesday 2017 April 4th 6:00 a.m. to Wednesday 2017 April 5th 6:00 a.m., including the following: 11:18 a.m. - Police located a stolen vehicle on 100th St.

The Town of Nipawin is paying for some education for a contractor – but is requiring that he stays with the town for four years.