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Eldebrock rocks the web

Eldebrock, an up-and-coming rock band, recently won an award for their website, www.eldebrock.net. The award, presented by the Interactive Media Council, was for website design in the music category.

Boys and Girls Club offers new program

Battlefords Boys and Girls Club is heading south with a new after school program.

Motor vehicle accident at Highway 4 North

A motor vehicle accident on the weekend has sent two people to hospital with undetermined injuries. The incident happened Saturday at 9:24 am at Highway 4 North, north of the Lessard Road intersection.

Young offender released on bail

A young offender has been released on bail to his mother for $200, pending his hearing Sept. 16. The 15-year-old boy, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, faces charges in relation to three break and enters and thefts.

ATV fatality

Pierceland RCMP are currently investigating an ATV fatality which occurred Aug. 19 at 10:30 a.m. in a wooded pasture near the community of Pierceland. The operator of the ATV was in a remote area when he lost control and was thrown from the ATV.
Shiloh settlement celebrates a century

Shiloh settlement celebrates a century

Most of the time the Shiloh Baptist Church and Cemetery north of Maidstone sit as silent reminders of time long ago, the only physical remnants of what was once a busy community of African American settlers. Aug.

Sauvie in court

A man picked up in Calgary last week in relation to longstanding charges from a November 2008 shooting incident in North Battleford was in court Monday.

Free fare for foundation

A local taxi company is giving back to the community, one fare at a time. Between noon and 4 p.m. Aug. 11, anyone who took a Crown Cab received free fare if they made a donation to the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation.

Credible, reliable data important to Canadians

The recent controversy over the federal Conservative Party's plan to scrap the mandatory long-form census is about a lot more than some StatsCan survey.
Woman raising funds for overseas MS treatment

Woman raising funds for overseas MS treatment

Four years ago, you would never have known by looking at her that Karrie Harcourt had Multiple Sclerosis (MS).Today, at age 34, it's all too clear. She needs a cane to help her walk. She has memory problems and some communication issues.
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