Local News

North Battleford RCMP responded to approximately 26 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Sunday, June 8 and 6 a.m. Monday, June 9. Sunday 9:25 a.m. - Report of a grey 2007 Ford Taurus stolen from a residence in the 1600 block of 103rd Street.

Two local dentists are looking forward to retirement - Dr. Lornce Harder and Dr. Gord Johnsson. After 50 years providing dental services to patients in North Battleford, Dr. Harder of Battlefords Dental has retired.

Diana Woytiuk of Blaine Lake Ambulance Care Ltd was presented with the Stars of Life at a Saskatchewan Emergency Medical Services Association awards ceremony in Regina. Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Schofield presented the SEMSA awards May 28.

Although she's not a rock star, a thundering orator nor a "pump 'em up" motivational speaker, Eva Olsson, a small, elderly woman with a quiet, unassuming manner held some 400 teens spellbound for over an hour and brought them to their feet in a prolo

North Battleford RCMP responded to more than 70 calls for service between 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 3 and 6 a.m. Thursday, June 5.

North Battleford RCMP responded to approximately 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Thursday, June 5 and 6 a.m. Friday, June 6. Thursday 6:53 a.m. - Vehicle parked on 2100 block of 100th Street overnight had window damaged. 6:55 a.m.

Two individuals charged in connection to recent incidents in the Battlefords have been sentenced to periods of probation. Laurence Falcon received a suspended sentence and 12 months probation for possession of firearms while prohibited from doing so.

The front row was already occupied by the time Leipzig Serenity Retreat's Third Annual Music Festival kicked off at 11 a.m., Saturday May 31.

There are significant changes to the provincial cabinet table and some members from the Northwest region are among those included in the shuffle.

The Hafford - RM of Redberry Centennial Committee held a wind-up meeting May 12 at the Ukrainian National Hall in Hafford.