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On a sunny afternoon, Aug. 3, the Shiloh Baptist Church and Cemetery was officially designated as a Provincial Heritage Property. More than 200 people gathered on the grounds to celebrate the occasion.

Submitted The Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club awarded four senior members each with a $500 club scholarship to assist them in their post-secondary education. Two members were also recipients of 4-H Saskatchewan Scholarships.

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Reaction has poured in to the recent announcement by Herb Cox that he is not running for a third term as MLA for the Battlefords. Cox confirmed July 24 that he is not seeking re-election in the fall 2020 vote.

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Submitted Harvest operations have already begun in some parts of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. As crops continue to mature in the next few weeks, most producers will begin to harvest.

It was a brief court appearance Thursday morning for one of the individuals charged with the first-degree murder of Mark Douglas Jonson from July 3. David Keller has been remanded to his next appearance August 22 at 11 a.m. by closed circuit TV.

The sixth person to be charged in connection with the Tiki Laverdiere murder case made her first appearance in North Battleford provincial court Thursday morning.

Battlefords RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft at a business on the 1100 block of 101st Street in North Battleford. Shortly after 11 a.m.