Local News

It was a busy Friday for emergency responders in the city. The first call came in at 7:15 p.m. in response to a motor vehicle accident with reported injuries at 110th Street and 8th Avenue in the city.

A total of 14 worthy individuals were honored Wednesday afternoon at the Chapel Gallery in a ceremony hosted by St. John Ambulance.

Honeywood Heritage Nursery hosted the Saskatchewan section of the vintage motorcycle club and British Car Club organizations Aug. 18.

The Mercer family of North Battleford thought they would go out for a distance swim, and went a lot farther than they thought. In fact, they swam all the way across Jackfish Lake.

There is a definite mood of optimism in the business community based on the recent findings of a survey conducted in the city.

Opportunists have been making off with vehicles in the Cut Knife area, and RCMP are reminding residents to remove keys from vehicles and to lock them up.

The teachers are back and the kids are next. Teachers were in the schools starting Monday, Aug. 26. Students are to attend after Labour Day, on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

No one was injured when three vehicles were involved in a smash up at the intersection of Territorial Drive and 100th Street Thursday at about 2 p.m. according to the North Battleford Fire Department.

Canada thistle is a problematic perennial weed that reproduces mainly by creeping horizontal roots. It is shocking how aggressively these roots spread.

It has been a busy summer at the Maidstone Museum, starting off with a wedding group using the buildings as a backdrop for their photos. The wedding party members were dressed in black and white.