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RCMP warning residents to leave hitchhikers alone

RCMP is warning the public not to hitchhike or pick hitchhikers up on roadways. Cpl. Rob King said hitchhiking has not been safe since the 50s but people are still doing it. "There's no safe way to hi...

Dec 04, 2019 (ID 136689544 © Elenamuz | Dreamstime.com)

CHS Spartan's geared up to celebrate provincial win

Carpenter High School (CHS) Spartans volleyball team are ready to celebrate their big win. The boys headed to Regina in Nov. 15 and 16 to compete in the 5A Boys Provincial Volleyball Championship wher...

Dec 03, 2019 (Submitted/CHS)

Festival Of Trees banquet pushes MLHF closer to goal

This year's Festival of Trees banquet was a success according to The Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation (MLHF). Don Marsh, board chairman said the foundation gathers funds for necessary health care equip...

Dec 02, 2019 Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation Festival Of Trees was a success. (submitted/Facebook)

Moe hoping for consensus at Council of the Federation meeting

Premier Scott Moe will be leading the Council of the Federation in Toronto on Sunday and Monday, and is hoping to get all the premiers to agree on a few points.The heads of all the provinces and terri...

Dec 01, 2019 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/CJME)

New judge appointed to Meadow Lake Court

The Government of Saskatchewan has appointed Michael Segu as a judge to the provincial court in Meadow Lake."We have a longstanding tradition of appointing some of the best legal minds in Canada to ou...

Nov 29, 2019 ID 96596646 © Maren Winter | Dreamstime.com

Cocaine and cash found at residence in Buffalo Narrows

Three people are facing charges in connection to a drug bust in Buffalo Narrows Thursday night. At approximately 8:30 p.m.,RCMP were at a residence on Barney Ave, and seized over 30 grams of packaged ...

Nov 29, 2019 (File photo/ meadowlakeNOW Staff)

First Nations communities calling for government support for suicide problems

Chiefs and council members from Saskatchewan First Nations communities gathered for a media conference at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) office in Saskatoon on Thursday.Among th...

Nov 29, 2019 Makwa Sahgaiehcan Chief Ron Mitsuing (left), FSIN Vice-Chief David Pratt (middle) and Fond du Lac Chief Louis Mercredi (right) gathered at the FSIN office in Saskatoon to address the growing suicide concerns in Saskatchewan First Nations communities on Nov. 28, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)

Meadow Lake Museum granted flexibility to improve displays

Members of the Meadow Lake District Museum and Historical Society can rest a little easier now that the society is formally recognized as its own entity under the city's purview.Mayor Merlin Seymore a...

Nov 28, 2019 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Saskatoon mom now a millionaire after big win at N.B. Gold Eagle Casino

A Saskatoon mother is now a whole lot richer after a big win while visiting the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford Monday afternoon.Debbie Vidal won $1,333,974 on the SIGA Smoke Signals top tier pr...

Nov 27, 2019 Winner Debbie Vidal, centre, with Gold Eagle Casino General Manager Kelly Atcheynum, left, and SIGA president and CEO Zane Hansen, right. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Library board seeks volunteers

Encouraging literacy is among many of the tasks taken on by Meadow Lake Library's board of directors and the board is seeking more volunteers. "We're short for two from the RM, one from the city and o...

Nov 27, 2019 (Submitted / Meadow Lake Library)