Local News

The annual meeting of the Cut Knife and District Donors' Choice was held at the town office on March 10. The 2013 campaign grossed $13,601.

The Department of Public Works and Engineering is repairing a leaking curb stop on the 1000 block of 112th Street. The street is blocked off between 11th Avenue and Deanscroft Avenue.

Pearl Hawkins of Meota was honoured at the Rivers West District for Sport, Culture and Recreation awards night April 9 in Radisson.

Adele Kaminsky of AK Financial Planning Services of North Battleford will be facing allegations of securities fraud in excess of $500,000 at a hearing set for April 6, 2015.

Canola seed is expensive and you want to ensure that the seed you put in the ground has the best chance of producing a healthy vigorous seeding.

Battlefords RCMP say they are investigating a report of a possible child abduction in the area of the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre on Carlton Trail at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

A man who escaped Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford Sunday has been taken into custody by Saskatoon police after a standoff Tuesday afternoon. According to a Saskatoon Police news release, a call was received shortly after 11 a.m.

The City of North Battleford's plans to change over to a new biweekly garbage and recycling regime is still being met with some resistance in the community.

One of the co-accused from the April 5 shooting incidents in North Battleford will remain remanded in custody until April 29.

Faba beans have resurfaced as a potential crop for this area. Interest in having a pulse in the crop rotation, but having trouble growing peas in some areas, has sparked a renewed interest in faba beans.