Each week the News-Optimist print edition will feature "Picturesque." This is a venue for your pretty pictures and for those taken by newsroom staff. If you have a picturesque shot you would like to share, e-mail newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net with picturesque in the subject line. Happy snapping!
The snow was scare for this year’s version of the Battlefords Harness Club’s cutter rally. Club members improvised with wagons and other wheeled implements to spend Saturday afternoon enjoying a tour of the North Saskatchewan River Valley, starting at Fort Battleford. Proceeds from the fifth annual event go to the Battleford Walking ...
A semi rolled hauling a load of potatoes rolled near the Paynton Truck Stop early Wednesday morning. Clean up crews were on the scene quickly, cleaning up. According to officials at the scene the driver was not hurt. The crash did disrupt traffic on Highway 16, with east and westbound traffic diverted to the eastbound lane.
Members of the Reigning Riders 4-H Club, based in Hafford, took a trip to Las Vegas to attend the National Finals Rodeo in mid-December. While there they also had many side adventures.
Survey results are meant for general information only, and are not based on recognised statistical methods.