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Two separate zoning bylaw amendments were introduced at council Monday. The amendments both involve a couple of projects that have been made public at the most recent council meeting, both of which require zoning bylaw amendments to go forward.

Battlefords RCMP statistical data for 2016 was presented at North Battleford city council Monday night and they show crime still heading upwards in a number of categories.

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation premiums will be going up, on average, by 8.5 per cent. This announcement came Feb.

Two Lloydminster individuals who were on the run from police have been arrested in connection to a number of break and enters and vehicle thefts in western Saskatchewan as well as Alberta.

Once again, the Battlefords News-Optimist and Regional Optimist are proud recipients of several nominations in the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Better Newspapers competition.

If you had ten minutes to prepare before fleeing your home, how would you spend your time Participants at a Tisdale information session had to ask themselves this question, making the choice between essentials like water, passports, medication, food,

Council notes Feb 27 meeting

It was a day Grade 1 and 2 students at St. Mary School had been looking forward to for weeks. Heart-shaped balloons bobbed on either side of the lectern, cloud-like puffs made of paper hung from the ceiling and rose petals spotted a floor runner.

The Affinity Credit Union’s branch in Gronlid will be closing in June.

Here are some of the other highlights from the North Battleford city council meeting held on Feb. 27: Mayor Ryan Bater mentioned was the Sask.