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There were two motor vehicle accidents in North Battleford Monday - one of which resulted in injuries. A collision at the corner of Scott Drive and Territorial Drive sent one person to hospital with undetermined injuries.

Faced with a list of maintenance issues across the division that will take years to address at current funding levels, Living Sky School Division Facilities Manager Brian Bossaer embarked on a quest earlier this year to find an "out of the box" solut

In the fourth of a four-book series now available, former North Battleford resident Kenneth William Budd will be in the city next week, one stop on a book tour marking the completion of the series.

The Maidstone Hospital Auxiliary hosted a meet and greet afternoon Sept. 7 for two new physicians who have recently joined the Maidstone Medical Clinic. Dr. Khatereh Mojtahedi and Dr.

Big event coming soon! Keep reading the Maymont News to find out what's happening next in Maymont. A GPS is supposed to direct you to a location, but it didn't help a pilot who was heading from Yorkton to Big River.

Alfreda and Reg Snow of Belleville, Ont. stopped in to see Rose Danychuk. Alfreda was Rose's Grade 2 pupil in 1947. Although they have not seen each other since, they've always kept in touch. It was so nice to see one another again.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Education has awarded the 2014 General Proficiency Awards to 14 students from Living Sky School Division.

The Platinum Anniversary Draw for $5,000 in Battleford Union Hospital Foundation's $100,000 Lottery took place Friday.

The North Battleford RCMP received approximately 35 calls for service between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.

It's a sweltering 35 degrees as I pull up to a trailer housing the W.A.C. Bennett Dam visitor centre just outside Hudson's Hope, 100 kilometres west of Fort St. John. I'm here to see B.C.'s largest hydro dam first-hand.