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Borden and Radisson News

A theft from a business on 22nd Street in Battleford has prompted Batttlefords RCMP to release a photo. RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the male, who they say is a person of interest in the theft complaint.

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Unity News

Summertime moves make sense for many families, as they can ensure the kids are well established to start in their new schools by fall.

Who pulled out the haying equipment? It seems that nothing brings on rainy weather like a few rounds around the hay field! Regardless of the weather, Rabbit Lake was a hopping place on July 6, 7 and 8.

Once again, MoneySense doesn’t think much of North Battleford as a place to live. The online personal finance magazine published its annual ranking of Canada’s Best Places to Live Wednesday.

There was the usual round of impaired driving convictions – specifically, with a blood alcohol level over .08. This day, there were four of them. Three were run of the mill, and the fourth had a little flavour to it.

“I am all for rules that do not disturb my life,” Ed my old neighbour from Saskatchewan said yesterday. “I like to bend the rules, make exceptions to them and break them unless getting caught could be costly.