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'It's time to move on': Meyers steps down as Mustangs' assistant coach

The Melfort Mustangs bench will be short a cowboy hat next season.Dan Meyers, most known for wearing his black cowboy hat behind the bench has decided to step down as assistant coach of the Melfort Mu...

May 03, 2019 Dan Meyers during the 2017/2018 seasons at the Mustangs annual calcutta shootout. (Facebook/Melfort Mustangs)

Melfort high school students protest at local MLA office

A handful of local high school students took some time out of their lunch hour today to bring some attention to climate change.The students from Melfort Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC) marched fr...

May 03, 2019 Grade 10 student Anika Dies addresses the crowd at the Fridays for Future strike at the Melfort Mall on May 3. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Green Lake model competing to be cover girl for Maxim Canada

Hannah Anderson-Ross, a model from Green Lake, could soon be on the cover of Maxim Canada as the Mtis model has made it into the 2019 Maxim Magazine Cover Girl Canada competition.The Carpenter High Sc...

May 03, 2019 Hannah Anderson-Ross is competing to be the cover model for Maxim Canada. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)

Johnson wins University of Saskatchewan Non-Fiction Award

Harold Johnson was recognized by the Saskatchewan Book Awards for Clifford, an experimental memoir he wrote in honour of his late brother. The event, which brought together more than 300 people to cel...

May 02, 2019 Harold Johnson won the University of Saskatchewan Non-Fiction Award. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

BVC has impressive showing at provincials

The Battlefords Volleyball Club had a successful showing at provincials this past weekend. The 15U Storm women's team took home gold in Division 3 over Estevan, while the 17U Impact squad earned a bro...

May 02, 2019 The 15UW Storm took home provincial gold over the weekend. (submitted photo/Ames Leslie)

BMHA AGM fields spirited discussion on future

The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association held its Annual General Meeting last night, with tons of discussion on the future direction of hockey in the Battlefords. The meeting included all the executiv...

May 01, 2019 The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association held its AGM last night at the Don Ross Centre. (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Northlands College CEO leaves to pursue other interests

The Northlands College board of directors announced Wednesday President and CEO Toby Greschner will be leaving the organization to pursue other interests. The announcement was made in a media release ...

May 01, 2019 Northlands College CEO Toby Greschner, left, is leaving the organization. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

SPCA plans a number of fundraising events

With warm weather on the horizon, the Prince Albert SPCA will soon be hosting a number of events all with the goal of raising money for continued care of animals in need.The first event to take place ...

May 01, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

LLRIB chief officially becomes Liberal candidate in upcoming election

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is the official Liberal candidate for the Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River riding in the upcoming general election.The announcement was mad...

May 01, 2019 LLRIB Chief Tammy Cook-Searson will run for the Liberals in the next election. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

P.A. library offers a window into Saskatchewan's past with archaeology event

History lovers will be treated to an evening filled with discussions of Saskatchewan's past, at the Explore Lifelong Learning: An Archaeological Perspective on Saskatchewan History, being held at the ...

Apr 30, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)