Local News

The Lloydminster Rural RCMP Detachment is improving its service for response to matters occurringbetween the Alberta-Saskatchewan border and Lashburn and the North Saskatchewan and Battle Rivers.

A vehicle and snowmobiles were stolen from a residence in Scott on or about the night of Aug. 31.

Two reports of a cougar sighting has RCMP warning residents to take precautions. Battlefords RCMP were called to an acreage just to thenorth of Territorial Drive andeast ofthe Fairview area Wednesday at about 7:30 a.m.

The 1900 block of 99th street will be closed for most of today (Sept. 8) due to a water main break. In addition, and not related to repairs, the hot weather is affecting the colour of water in various areas of the city again.

Numbers show need is there for Humboldt Soup Kitchen

The Saskatchewan Liberals will focus their provincial election campaign on the Battlefords in an all-out effort to regain a presence in the legislature. That is the word from Ryan Bater, Liberal leader, who spoke to the News Optimist Tuesday.

The former chief of Little Pine First Nation is expressing frustration that the constant focus on the fate of FSIN Chief Guy Lonechild is setting back the cause of all First Nations.

A grass fire occupied the attention of emergency crews over the holiday weekend. The alarm came in around 4:50 p.m. on Labour Day. According to North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services the landowner says the fire started from a burning barrel.

For the sisters of St. Elizabeth, the year 2011 has been an eventful one, starting with the centenary celebration and a special exhibit commemorating the anniversary of the arrival of the first sisters in Humboldt.

The unprecedented flooding in Saskatchewan this year has caused the provincial government to invest an additional $66 million into the Highways and Infrastructure budget for 2011.