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March 15 was the first full snow day of this school year. Five days before the first day of spring, the buses were unable to bring the students to school because of the weather. The teachers were all at school and a few students.

The Maymont library is getting ready for an artwork and handicraft display. The originally planned date of April 23 has been changed to April 16 and the location has been changed from the school to Maymont Memorial Hall.

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The kids are out of school next week for the spring break. But there are things for them to do. They can enjoy fun colourful art activities on Tuesday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 30 at the Sapp Gallery from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

It was a loud siren sound around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night that jolted Battleford residents throughout the town.

The Saskatchewan Progressive Conservatives aren’t running a lot of candidates in the April 4 provincial election. Only 18 candidates are running under the banner of the once-powerful party, currently led by Rick Swenson.

“Do you remember Hank Williams? Roy Orbison? Patsy Cline? Did you ever see them in concert? Well, you can now!" say the organizers of a unique show, known as the Louisiana Hayride.

From City Hall Monday: Director of operations Stewart Schafer updated city council on water utilities in the city. “Everything is running good at our water treatment plants. We’re passing all our tests,” Schafer said.