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Williams scores OT winner to send North Stars to SJHL semis

Rylan Williams cashed in for his first career playoff goal just over five minutes into overtime Wednesday, to deliver the Battlefords North Stars a 3-2 win in Game 4 in Melville, and punch their ticke...

Mar 28, 2024

NCHCF to receive $10K from Melfort's 100 Women Who Care

A local charity is $10,000 richer thanks to the "100 Women Who Care" in Melfort.The organization heard presentations from three non-profit organizations at a gathering at the Melfort Golf and Country ...

Mar 27, 2024

Bell nets hat trick in five-point night to lead North Stars to Game 3 win

Just a week after being named the first-ever consecutive MVP in SJHL history, Battlefords North Stars' forward Kian Bell added another dazzling performance to his 'greatest hits' catalog, scoring a ha...

Mar 27, 2024

Doctor returns to Canada after competing in new sport in Texas

La Ronge's Dr. Jeff Irvine has recently returned from Houston, Texas, where he competed in a new sport called HYROX on March 16. HYROX combines both running and functional workout stations, where part...

Mar 26, 2024

Mustangs aim for 3-0 stranglehold in Game 3

The Melfort Mustangs will have the opportunity on Tuesday night to take a 3-0 stranglehold in their first-round playoff series.Melfort won games one and two by a combined 12-5 score, at home, against ...

Mar 26, 2024

North East SPCA AGM taking place Tuesday night

The North East SPCA is hosting their Annual General Meeting (AGM) Tuesday, March 26.Acting chair Marianthe Strydom told northeastNOW the meeting will highlight the struggles and the achievements durin...

Mar 26, 2024

One Hundred Women Who Care in Melfort to help local charity

A new initiative for the Melfort area will help support a local charity.Melfort is now home to a "One Hundred Women Who Care" chapter, where women in the area help support a local non-profit organizat...

Mar 25, 2024

Local teams win provincial high school basketball gold

A couple of local basketball teams were victorious in an abbreviated provincial high-school basketball championship event in Moose Jaw on the weekend.The St. Brieux Crusaders won the 2A Boys gold meda...

Mar 25, 2024

Cody Benson elected new chief of Red Pheasant Cree Nation

Red Pheasant Cree Nation has a new chief and council following the elections on March 18.Cody Benson was elected as chief. He is the son of Lux Benson, the former acting chief, who was re-elected as c...

Mar 25, 2024

A piping good time for P.A.'s Citizen of the Year

Nothing says its official like being piped into the ceremony that acknowledges a person is Citizen of the Year and that was the experience of Barry Brezden on Friday evening. Brezden, who found out he...

Mar 25, 2024