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The campaign is on to “save the 1158.” The 1158 is a locomotive located at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford.

The voting is done and pitcher Jerad Coghill of the Border City Blue Jays has been named the 2017 NSRBL Most Valuable Player. The announcement has been posted on the NSRBL’s website. In 2017, Coghill posted a 5-0 record with an ERA of 1.

It was a strong showing this past week for Unity’s Justin Wood at the 106th Access Communication Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Golf Championships at Deer Park Municipal Golf Club in Yorkton.

Dear Editor The Saskatchewan Craft Council would like to say a big thank you to all the supporters throughout the years of the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival. It is with sadness that the Board of the Saskatchewan Craft Council has cancelled the SHF.

The U12 Battleford Bandits are provincial champs again. Given their performance this past season, it shouldn’t be surprising. The Bandits went 18-4-1 on the season, and went undefeated in the provincials tournament in Estevan on the July 15 weekend.

This past week marked a solemn anniversary in the City of North Battleford. July 20 marked the 25th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Hunters Trailer and Marine in North Battleford’s north end.

The Liberals won't commit to a specific timeline to balance the books even though the deficit this year is expected to reach $28.5 billion

Crops are developing quickly but normally in much of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report released this past week.

Preparations for the next phase of work at Lloydminster Hospital to replace the main air supply lines and lower level ducting is now under way. Those were impacted by a flooding event June 9.

Despite an extremely challenging year in 2016, with an oil spill and other adversities, the city of North Battleford maintained its good water quality through the year.