Local News

In the midst of a hot playoff battle for second place in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Sherwood Division, the Nipawin Hawks picked up a crucial two points with a 3-1 win over the league-leading Battlefords North Stars.

The Melfort Mustangs are struggling to find the right results as they dropped their tenth Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League game in the last 11, losing 3-2 to the Notre Dame Hounds.

A common wish of Tisdale residents is coming true – the town is getting a second grocery store.

One Melfort family finally has a place of their own to call home. The Stephensons - Daniel and Allison and their four children, Christopher, Dominick, Darius and Bryce - officially received the keys to their home Feb. 24.

Tisdale RCMP are asking for help after a snowmobile that was broken down on a trail was stolen. The orange 2006 Arctic Cat Crossfire 700 snowmobile was stolen sometime between 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 and 9:30 a.m. on Feb.

North Battleford fire responded to a house fire on the 1100 block of 104th Street early Saturday morning. The call came in to North Battleford fire around 1:36 am.

Maidstone RCMP has confirmed a 31-year-old-male from Waseca, Saskatchewan has died in a two-vehicle collision on highway 16 Sunday night.

The Carrot River Outback Thunder are hoping to come from behind this week in their Prairie Junior Hockey League North Division semifinal series. The Thunder fell 6-4 and 6-3 in the first two games of the series to the Saskatoon AGI Insurance Quakers.

Two area families were recognized for their long presence in the farming community. The Neish family from Naicam and the Farber family from Fosston received Century Family Farm Awards from Information Services Corporation.

Flu immunization rates are down this year, but it looks like peak influenza season has passed. According to information from the Kelsey Trail Health Region, 10,444 people were immunized this season.