Local News

Our travels in Ireland revealed an ancient and sometimes rugged land. From Cork, we went to Killarny for a couple of nights as we travelled around the Ring of Kerry and Dingle.

A water main break at the intersection of Hwy. 5 and 10th St. caused some problems for citizens of Humboldt last week.

Hwy. 368 officially reopened to traffic after years of repairs

Crime continues to trend down for the year in the statistics presented to city council by Battlefords City Detachment Monday night.

Slowly but surely, civic officials and prospective candidates are getting ready for this fall's civic election in the Battlefords. The official nomination period has yet to begin and so far, the race is off to a typical slow start.

A man who bear-sprayed a local ambulance crew will be spending an eight-year sentence behind bars at a federal correctional facility.

WPD Ambulance paramedics reported an unusual occurrence in one of their vehicles while transporting an expectant mother to the hospital.

It is beginning to be a familiar refrain for 2012: "Building permits values down for the month in North Battleford". July numbers saw a similar story to what has gone on most of this year.

Blair Industrial held its fifth annual pig roast Aug. 11 with over 200 individuals gathered at the Highway 40 East location to enjoy an afternoon of musical entertainment, demonstrations, food, refreshments and visiting.

The axe-killer who was found not criminally responsible due to mental illness is seeking to move back to the Battlefords.