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Suspicious person sighted

North Battleford RCMP are warning the public about numerous complaints they have received concerning a suspicious individual seen in the residential areas during the second week of November.
Grass Roots Run gives back

Grass Roots Run gives back

The Canadian Legion of Riders motorcycle club raised $16,000 at their annual Ride for a Vet rally this past summer. The funds are being distributed to clubs, charities, to support making of veterans' graves, the Poppy Fund and sports groups.
Evacuation a challenge for mammoth cruise ships

Evacuation a challenge for mammoth cruise ships

Last week we saw the towing of Carnival Splendor. An engine room fire disabled this mammoth ship, stranding it 71 kilometres off the shore of Mexico, 322 kilometres away from San Diego, where it had set sail. Thankfully, no one was killed.
Truck fire at Canadian Tire

Truck fire at Canadian Tire

Emergency crews were on the scene Friday afternoon at the Canadian Tire parking lot, responding to a truck fire. The call came in at 12:42 p.m.

Crime up all over in North Battleford

It was another discouraging month for crime fighters in the Battlefords as RCMP statistics showed an increase in person, property and other criminal code offences last month.

End of a culinary era

A story that spans three decades moves into a new chapter Dec. 1. Raymond and Kam Pon opened Pon's Family Restaurant in 1978. Their Main Street location has been a constant in a downtown business sector that has seen many changes over the years.

Time to re-write a definition

Dear Editor Golden age, as defined by Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: happiness, prosperity and achievement; happiness - good fortune; prosperity - a state of well being and contentment, the condition of being successful or thriving, economic well b
Bring on the Stamps - Riders win thriller over Lions

Bring on the Stamps - Riders win thriller over Lions

"Hennnnn-reeeeeee, Hennnnn-reeeeeee!" Rider fans started their favourite chant before they even left Mosaic Stadium Sunday. Their beloved Roughriders had just outlasted the B.C.
Fall Fair going strong after 20 years

Fall Fair going strong after 20 years

The Edam Fall Fair celebrated it's 20th anniversary and added a new class for the event. On Friday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. the nine cow with heifer calf pairs were on display and the turnout was better than hoped with 81 ballots being cast.
First installment of BTC's CUPlex money announced

First installment of BTC's CUPlex money announced

Battlefords Tribal Council has acquired the naming rights to the field house component of the Credit Union CUPlex, and has handed over its first installment of $250,000 towards the facility. The cheque was presented Nov.
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