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More changes are coming to the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program in response to the needs of flood victims in the province.

Another accused in the North Battleford 98th Street home invasion case has entered a guilty plea. Winston Night, 23, pled guilty to aggravated assault as party to the offence.

Whether it's a trip to Disneyland, or the chance to meet a favourite athlete or celebrity, or even something simple like a bathtub full of candy, the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada has been making dreams come true since 1985. Oct.

Maidstone RCMP would like to make people aware of the increase in telephone scams or frauds. RCMP are urging people to be cautious when dealing with people over the phone who are asking for money or personal and banking information.

CTV Home Town Tour was in Borden Sept. 24, with Rob MacDonald and Chantel Huber and crew arriving at noon to watch and to taste the borscht being made for threshing day.

Adam Theodore Snell, 27, of Maidstone, received a three-year sentence in Saskatchewan Provincial Court in Lloydminster Sept. 20.

The month begins with the moon in the last Quarter, meaning it has been about 22 days since new moon. New moon occurs Oct. 7 and it is full Oct. 22. Watch for Venus only three degrees away from the moon Oct.

Thursday marked the final night of the regular season schedule for the North Battleford Men's Touch Football League and six of the eight teams were in action. Last week, teams were trying to solidify their spots in the standings.

At 10:30 p.m. Sept. 26 perpetrators attempted to steal a vehicle from a business in Lashburn. The theft was interrupted and the perpetrators were then seen fleeing in a white Ford Windstar van. Between Sept.

There are only two more weeks to purchase your ticket for the Blaine Lake Senior Citizen's Centre cash lotto with a draw date of Oct. 18. Twenty-two cash prizes totalling $125,000 will be awarded with only 2,500 tickets sold.