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Assailants, one wielding a knife, made off with a small amount of cash in an armed robbery in North Battleford Sept. 7. Police say the incident happened at about 9:15 p.m. behind a business on the 1700 block of 100th Street.

Don't be sucked in by a sad story and promises of great riches. That bit of sage advice is being offered up by Battlefords RCMP this week in the wake of several reports of a fraud scheme making its rounds in the community.

North Battleford Police Dog Services unit assisted Nipawin and Smeaton RCMP with a search for a 38-year-old Prince Albert Woman on the weekend. The woman was located at about 2:20 p.m. Monday after being missing in the bush since Thursday, Sept. 5.

After losing out in the 2011-12 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs to the Humboldt Broncos, the Battlefords North Stars were finally back in action at the Civic Centre and not just against teammates.

Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve (RLBR) recently hosted a delegation from Japan. Nobuhiko Wakamatsu, Ryo Sakurai and Akiko Sakai spent a week learning about the similarities and differences between the RLBR and the biosphere reserve in Japan.

There has been no shortage of critics of the new Lingerie Football League speaking against the idea, which started up in Saskatoon and Regina this season. But until those critics actually watch a game it is just that - words without reason.

Blake Robertson had a year like no other - besides playing on the Battlefords Bantam AA Barons hockey team in the winter, he accomplished successes in another sport he loves - baseball.

It may have been an almost record-setting in its brevity, but there was some serious news emerging from Tuesday's town council meeting. The agenda of the meeting was one of the thinnest on record, and council went through it in a few minutes.

Ed, my neighbour next door, was really indifferent when I wanted to tell him about our visit to The Grotto, in Portland, Ore. The more I tried to tell him about it, the less he wanted to hear.

The Battlefords and Area Horticultural Society held their annual show of horticulture during Northwest Territorial Days, in conjunction with the domestic exhibits at the Agriplex August 15 to 17. The persistent rain Aug.