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Muskoday school aims to promote literacy

Muskoday First Nation Community School will be hosting a Family Literacy Night tomorrow, May 15, which will feature food and fun events for all in attendance.The school has been hosting literacy night...

May 14, 2019 A variety of prizes will be made available to those in attendance of the Family Literacy Night being held by Muskoday First Nation Community School on May 15. (submitted photo/Muskoday First Nation Community School)

Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame looking to enjoy warmer weather with upcoming event

With the weather warming up, the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford is gearing up for their Spring Fling event. Everything starts at 4:30 p.m. at the Battleford Legion Hall on May 24, an...

May 14, 2019 "Canada's Biggest Bat" proudly displayed in front of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford. (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)

Melfort sculptor Rob Jung creates 'Weeping Willow' as part of meditation garden in the city

After 333 hours, the 'Weeping Willow' sculpture to be installed at the Melfort Communities in Bloom (CIB) meditation garden is now complete.Local welder and sculptor Rob Jung said his vision for the p...

May 14, 2019 Rob Jung's Weeping Willow sculpture is on display at city hall until it moves to the meditation garden at Mount Pleasant cemetery. (Facebook/City of Melfort)

Premier salutes P.A.Raiders' dramatic WHL win

The Premier of Saskatchewan said kids dream of the sort of night the P.A. Raiders on Monday, himself included.Scott Moe watched much of the Raiders' dramatic WHL title-winning game via live-stream, in...

May 14, 2019 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe watched the drama unfold via live streaming Monday night.(submitted/Government of Saskatchewan)

Saskatchewan getting new 474 area code

Some Saskatchewan residents will soon be getting new phone numbers.After 10 months of deliberations, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved a plan to add t...

May 14, 2019

Saskatchewan getting new 474 area code

Some Saskatchewan residents will soon be getting new phone numbers.After 10 months of deliberations, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved a plan to add t...

May 14, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Nutrien lays off 80 workers at Vanscoy mine

Nutrien says a tight potash market is prompting job cuts at its mine near Vanscoy, Sask.The company announced Tuesday morning that it would be eliminating 20 staff and 60 hourly positions at the mine,...

May 14, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Local badminton player places third in provincials

Grade 11 student at North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS), Luke Fennig, is no ordinary student. The teenager added 'provincial bronze medalist,' to his credentials in singles badminton th...

May 13, 2019 With his bronze medal over the weekend, Luke Fennig, right, became the first NBCHS athlete to medal in male singles badminton at the provincial level since 1980. (submitted photo/Mark Kotchorek)

What'sHappeningNOW May 13, 2019

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Brady Bateman about cannabis edibles, and the concerns groups are raising ahead of them becoming available across the country.

May 13, 2019

Successful brunch fundraiser for Meadow Lake Search and Rescue

Pancakes, bacon and eggs were just some of the delicious items being handed out for brunch at the Royal Canadian Legion yesterday.The Meadow Lake and District Search and Rescue (MLADSAR) held a brunch...

May 13, 2019 Meadow Lake and District Search and Rescue held a Mother's Day Brunch fundraiser on Sunday. (Facebook/Meadow Lake and District Search and Rescue)