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On the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team will be rolling through North Battleford Sunday, July 12, just 44 days after departing from Austin, Texas on their way to Anchorage, Alaska, says a news release issued by th

The sentencing of Charnelle Swiftwolfe in connection with a fatal collision in Cochin Nov. 1 has been adjourned to July 27.

The Battlefords North Stars have released their schedule for the 2015-16 regular season.

It has been a frustrating season for the North Battleford Beavers in North Saskatchewan River Baseball League play.

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Puppets aren't just for children. The Chapel Gallery in North Battleford will be hosting its first ever puppet lab this month.

Media were briefed again Tuesday on the ongoing wildfire situation in northern Saskatchewan.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 25 calls for service between 6 a.m. Monday, July 6 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 7. Monday • There was a complaint that vehicles had been broken into while they were parked outside a hotel overnight.

The Canadian Red Cross and Emergency Social Services (ESS) in North Battleford are being inundated with donations which are not required at this time. It is creating a logistic problem and urge the public not to drop off any donations at the hotels.

Twenty years ago, Judy Ternier and Tom Burns began what’s known as a CSA. This acronym stands for community shared agriculture. In this system, customers buy a share in the garden before the growing season begins.