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The downtown revitalization and action plan was back up for discussion at North Battleford city council Monday evening. Council heard a presentation from City Planner Ryan Mackrell providing an overview of the work being done.

There were 1,957 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan - this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 24,575.

CARROT RIVER — The Carrot River Board of Trade has opened up nominations for the 6th annual Business Excellence Awards Gala, which will be done entirely virtually this year. The award video will go live on April 14 at 6:30 p.m.

HUMBOLDT — Nominations have opened for the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce’s Mark of Excellence awards.

Charges have been dropped against a group of 11 people who were the first to be charged under the Saskatchewan Public Health Act during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A North Battleford man arrested by the RCMP Gang Task Force pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and weapons charges. Trevor Cummer, 39, entered guilty pleas in North Battleford Provincial Court Jan.

Submitted “We received some funding and I was thinking of different ways we could use it that would help us to support the community.

The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority’s public health officials announced a COVID-19 outbreak in the community of Black Lake First Nation on Jan. 17.

An Onion Lake man - who allegedly fled from RCMP on foot after he lost control of his vehicle on an icy road during a police chase - was scooped by Mounties six days later.

MELFORT — With 2020 in the books, members of the Melfort city council were happy to report an overall increase in building permits during this past year. Considering the average for the province was a 19.