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HUMBOLDT — Two anonymous donations to Futuristic Industries totalling $30,000 has greatly moved forward the timeline to build a multisensory environment that helps reduce anxiety and engages the senses.

Saskatchewan’s provincial courts have suspended most trials, preliminary inquiries, and in-person hearings until Feb. 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month the courts suspended most operations until Jan. 16.

A Saskatoon man accused of committing a string of robberies across Central Saskatchewan was released on bail and rearrested weeks later in December after trying to flee from police in Swift Current.

An Alberta man remains remanded in custody in Saskatchewan after he was arrested in December and charged with trafficking drugs. Lowen Diehl, 36, from Penhold and Edmonton, appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Dec. 16 and Jan.

There are plenty of uncontrollable factors those in the Ag industry must deal with every year, from weather to unpredictable market trends. This year brought more than anybody could have expected with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting Canada in March.

A man charged in connection to a violent home invasion in Unity remains in custody while he waits for a trial. A trial date for Drayden Clinton, 25, hasn’t been rescheduled yet. A trial was scheduled for Sept. 14 but it was adjourned until Dec. 16.

Alleged Westside Outlaws street gang members who took police on a 150-kilometre chase in November remain behind bars.

EAST CENTRAL — Starting in January, people buying batteries in the province will pay an environmental handling fee, and will be able to deposit used batteries at any SARCAN.

One wonders why we should even bother doing a review of the big stories in the Battlefords from the year 2020. No one wants to relive the events of 2020, a year most people want to see flushed down the drain as quickly as possible.

4,832 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered