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There’s something about the North Battleford Exhibition Grounds that agrees with what Kris Molle does every time he races around the chuckwagon track.

Perhaps the main news to emerge from Herb Sutton’s latest community safety report to council is simply the fact that the safety efforts are still going strong.

After a lengthy and thorough investigation by the Saskatchewan RCMP General Investigation Section with the assistance of RCMP investigators from British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba, 52-year-old Joseph Ronald Palmer of Eckville, Al berta, is now fa

On Friday, June 2, in the early morning hours, suspects stole a white 2012 Ford F 250 Super Duty truck from a business in Lloydminster. Suspects used the truck to commit a break and enter at a convenience store in Maidstone at approximately 4:25 a.m.

Last month a local student received a runner-up prize for a poem she wrote as part of a national competition involving 10,000 students across Canada.

A local resident of North Battleford has been honored for his outstanding achievement in aeronautics.

Maidstone RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspects who stole a white 2012 Ford F 250 Super Duty truck from a business in Lloydminster. The theft occurred during the early morning hours of June 2.

Many people may not be aware, but the North Battleford Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in the library building has had some financial troubles of late.

A discipline hearing date has been set for local North Battleford lawyer Murray Greenwood by the Law Society of Saskatchewan. Greenwood, who faces several counts of conduct unbecoming a lawyer, will see his hearing take place Aug.