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The Town of Battleford has taken steps toward improving the safety of an area intersection, although when such changes would be completed is uncertain.

Dolly Parton credits singer-songwriter Claire Lynch as having “one of the sweetest, purest and best lead voices in the music business today.” Friday, Sept.

Every two years Canada celebrates those aged 55 and over at the Canada 55 Games. This year the games were held in Saint John, N.B. with 200 participants from Saskatchewan in 22 different events.

Big Sky Slam

Here are scores from the two high school senior football teams from North Battleford, who kicked off conference play last week: At home, John Paul II Crusaders were at home Thursday to Martensville and prevailed, 33-12.

The Battlefords North Stars were looking to close the pre-season on an upswing, and they did just that this past weekend. The team notched back-to-back convincing victories over the La Ronge Ice Wolves at home Friday and Saturday.

On March 16, 1940, Mah Sai, a Chinese baker in Shaunavon, was playing solitaire in a sheltered corner of the Grand Hotel rotunda when he witnessed the fatal shooting of RCMP Sgt. Arthur Julian Barker.

There’s little we can do about the trade problems at the international level that are so critical to us.

By Donna Miller Published by Your Nickel's Worth Publishing $21.95 ISBN Based on her life story, Donna Miller’s Ladder Valley reads more like a psychological thriller than a memoir.

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