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The need to keep building the membership of Rotary was highlighted by the district governor in her visit to the Battlefords Monday.

The issues of local doctors were the focus of a meeting scheduled for Tuesday night in North Battleford. The occasion was a meeting between Saskatchewan Medical Association vice-president Dr.

Prairie North Health Region is touting the addition of new family doctors now practising in North Battleford as a result of the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment program. Recognized in their news release were Dr.

A man has been arrested in connection to a rash of break and enters all over Saskatchewan. Joseph Ronald Palmer appeared by video in Broadview Provincial Court on Oct. 19 facing 30 additional break and enter and theft charges.

It’s Election Night tonight in the municipal election races in North Battleford and Battleford. Be sure to check out the News-Optimist’s Facebook and Twitter feeds which will update you on live results from North Battleford and Battleford.

It started off in 1986 as the St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Foundation. Now the Humboldt and District Hospital Foundation celebrates 30 years being apart of the community and providing healthcare funding to the area. On Oct.

Humboldt Sobey’s got some new staff on Oct. 19.

It was a full house at the Humboldt Election Forum put on by the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 1 as 11 candidates and 1 mayoral candidate took to the floor to discuss important election time topics.

Husky oil spill

North Battleford Fire Department reports one vehicle fled the scene of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 109th Street and 10th Avenue Tuesday. Firefighters responded to the scene at just before 9 p.m.