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Theft of tools from gravel crushing equipment investigated

Theft of tools from gravel crushing equipment investigated

Cut Knife RCMP detachment is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects in connection to a complaint of a reported theft of tools from a gravel crusher. The gravel crusher is located in a gravel pit near Grid Road 674 North.
North Stars put Red Wings on the ropes

North Stars put Red Wings on the ropes

The Battlefords North Stars find themselves with a chance to sweep aside the Weyburn Red Wings in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League quarter-final for the second straight season.
Legalized cannabis a focus of spring session

Legalized cannabis a focus of spring session

John Cairns' Leg Watch
13 year old missing

13 year old missing

Battlefords RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Malaki Osecap, a youth who was last seen in the town of Battleford on Sunday, March 18, at approximately 11 a.m.

Locals among Rivers West award winners

Submitted Rivers West District for Sport, Culture and Recreation has announced the 2018 award recipients of the Rivers West District Volunteer Recognition Awards.
The rewards of obedience

The rewards of obedience

Linda's Lines
Stanley firearms charges adjourned to April 16

Stanley firearms charges adjourned to April 16

Gerald Stanley may be acquitted of murder charges, but two charges of unsafe storage of firearms remain unresolved. Those charges came up in provincial court in North Battleford on Monday afternoon before Judge Dan O’Hanlon.
What's new about Las Vegas

What's new about Las Vegas

First Person Exploits into the Unknown
North Stars edge Red Wings in Game 2

North Stars edge Red Wings in Game 2

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New book by former resident

New book by former resident

Former Battlefords area resident Elinor Florence’s latest book is out. “Wildwood has arrived at my mountain home, and I’m very pleased with the response so far,” says Florence, who now lives in Invermere, British Columbia.
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