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Comfort Inn and Suites recognized with Gold Guest Satisfaction Award

The Comfort inn and Suites hotel in North Battleford has been named the recipient of a Gold Guest Satisfaction Award this year, recognizing their operational excellence and dedication to superior gues...

May 14, 2021

Battlefords Minor Softball swings into action in community

The Battlefords Minor Softball Association threw out their first pitch of the season last week and officially cracked the bat on a new spring season. This year marks a return to the regular May-June s...

May 14, 2021

'We're going to do some special things': Melfort's Holoien named head coach of Thunder

The Carrot River Outback Thunder have brought back a familiar face to be their head coach.The team announced on Friday Rob Holoien would be the teams new bench boss. The Melfort native returns to coac...

May 14, 2021

UPDATE: On Air For Healthcare Radiothon underway at local radio station: drive thru and donate

UPDATE: The On Air for Healthcare Radiothon is still going strong today as it gets close to the final lap! People are coming by the CJNB radio station parking lot drive-through drop-off site, calling ...

May 14, 2021

Son cuts mom's hair to raise awareness for alopecia areata

A young boy's mom is doing what she can to help her son cope with having an autoimmune disease. Kym Georget is raising funds and awareness in support of her eight-year-old child. Cohen Georget has bee...

May 13, 2021

Stars asst. coach Rob Holoien leaves team with wealth of memories, a cup champion

"An absolute blast, and a blessing."That is how assistant coach Rob Holoien perhaps best summed up his time behind the bench for the Battlefords North Stars, reflecting Thursday on his last three year...

May 13, 2021

Battlefords youth soccer programs kick off in community

The Battlefords Youth Soccer program and Battlefords United Football Club (BUFC) have kicked off their spring seasons in the community. Head coach and competitive coordinator with BUFC, Kat Huxley sai...

May 12, 2021

After buying original Snakebit, Broda is helping build its successor to fundraise for STARS

Seven years after winning the original Snakebit charity truck for $450,000, Gord Broda is a part of creating its successor to support the STARS Pegasus Project. Broda is on the Pegasus Project committ...

May 12, 2021

JPII’s Shalen Fox receives Lumen Christi Staff Award

Local educator, Shalen Fox has been named this year's recipient of the Lumen Christi Staff Award for 2021.Fox, who has been the graduation coach at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) for the last seven ye...

May 12, 2021

North Stars McNinch nominated for SJHL Community Ambassador

North Stars forward Ryland McNinch has been nominated as the team's representative for SJHL Community Ambassador for the 2020-21 season. For McNinch, suiting up in the Battlefords black and silver is ...

May 11, 2021