Local News

Killdeer area residents are keeping a wary eye on a huge grass fire lapping at the edges of their development Wednesday afternoon.

The blaze, which reporter John Cairns estimates is really three active fires, is burning on the northwest edge of the city. Smoke was first sighted shortly after noon.

Starting as early as Thursday, Highway 4 stretching from near Highway 16 to 22nd Street will be open to four-lane traffic. Southbound traffic will use new lanes built this construction season, while northbound traffic will use existing lanes.

The Ministry of Education has provided funding to upgrade pre-kindergarten classrooms province-wide, affecting a number of schools in the Battlefords area.

He's back. Brad Pattinson was sworn in Monday night to reclaim his seat on North Battleford city council following a two-year absence from the role.

North Battleford's transit system will have a new look beginning later this week.

It was more than just a regular monthly meeting of the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC) on September 7. This month they celebrated a Chamber milestone, exceeding 200 members.

A white 2007 Chevrolet Silverado stolen in Maidstone Thursday between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., has been located abandoned west of Paynton.

North Battleford Fire and Emeergency Services have deemed suspicious a shed fire that happened in the city Sept. 24 at 3:55 a.m. According to the fire department, the blaze started in the shed located on the 1300 block of 106th Street.

An 18-year-old Marsden man is dead following a single vehicle rollover Saturday in the Neilburg district. Cut Knife RCMP say a pickup truck heading east on Highway 40 approximately eight kilometres west of Neilburg at around 4:40 a.m.