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The season of the forest tent caterpillar invasion isn’t over yet.

Hunter Reid of the Crown Hill 4-H Club earned top honours in the intermediate category of the provincial 4-H public speaking competition held in Melville April 7. Hunter turned his Grade 7 essay on courage into his 4-H speech.

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School was in positive spirits last week as it hosted A Day of Reconciliation. Krista Gubbe, First Nation, Métis and Inuit graduation coach, runs a program called Gateway to Success.

As the investigation into the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy continues, the Saskatchewan RCMP has provided an update.

In the best movie ever made, Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader has just frozen Han Solo in carbonite. He then tells Lando Calrissian, Han’s friend, “Calrissian, take the princess and the Wookie to my ship.

The volunteer service department for Leoville, Spiritwood and Hafford is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions: Activity Programs – Evergreen Health Centre, Leoville, 306-984-2136.

While some old hotels in small-town Saskatchewan still have a sink in the room and bathroom down the hall, they have come a long way from the days when a “thunder mug” was placed under the bed.

The City of North Battleford has agreed to a land swap deal that will allow them to demolish two buildings in the downtown area in the coming months.