Local News

This year marks the 127th anniversary of the demise of Wandering Spirit, the war chief of the Big Bear Nation in the late 1870s, who was hanged in 1885 at Fort Battleford for killing Indian agent Thomas Quinn at Frog Lake.

Two people have been charged with possession of marijuana for purposes of trafficking after one ounce of the drug was found during a search of a Little Pine First Nation residence Thursday.

Fifty individuals gathered in the Blaine Lake Composite School gymnasium to celebrate Blaine Lake's 64th consecutive Remembrance Day service since the ending of World War II. The Honour Guard consisted of Cst.

The fire department promotes the importance of fire drills, and firefighters participated in a drill of sorts Sunday at about 7:30 p.m.

The hair on the faces of civic officials in North Battleford just continues to grow.

The second meeting of the new Battleford Town Council was the first one with all the councillors in attendance, with David George returning from a trip.

They have helped many animals in the district. The Humboldt and District SPCA looked back on an interesting year at their annual general meeting on November 10.

CAA Saskatchewan is showing support for STARS, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society through the sale of the STARS 2013 Calendars.

There was a new venue for the first Parks and Recreation Committee meeting of the 2012-16 term.

He will be missed. Norbert LeBlanc, the current chief of the Humboldt Fire Department, will be retiring on December 21. His letter of resignation was presented to Humboldt City Council during a regular meeting on November 13.