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A collector car, reported stolen Aug. 4 from the Shellbrook area, has been located on Sturgeon Lake First Nation.

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Kindersley RCMP are currently investigating multiple suspected dangerous drug-related incidents in the Kindersley area.

We’ve been hearing federal election hype for far too long now and Sunday Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it official. So, with the writ dropped, Canadians can look forward to 11 weeks of electioneering.

The Town of Battleford has put the building formerly known as the Hillcrest Centre up for sale. Located at 112 - 24th St. W., the seniors’ recreation centre closed at the end of March. The Pensioners and Senior Citizens Branch No.

Local RCMP were instrumental in the arrest of a man who is facing first degree murder charges after a woman was killed in Maclean, roughly 400 kilometres south of the Battlefords.

A 35th Street resident in Battleford is concerned for the well being of his family and property after a pair of vehicle incidents over the past year. “There were two accidents, almost three months apart to the date, in October and January,” he said.

SHELLBROOK — A restored collector car has been stolen from a rural location near Shellbrook. Shellbrook RCMP say the 1985 Chevrolet Camaro was reported stolen Tuesday, Aug. 4.

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BELBUTTE — The Belbutte Community Hall celebrated its 75th anniversary July 31, with well over 200 people attending, mostly former residents. The hall was built in 1940, back in the days when wages were 25 cents an hour and cash was a rare commodity.