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From the province: Warm temperatures have continued to rapidly develop and ripen crops, with some reports of premature ripening.

MELFORT — McDonald’s Canada has released in a statement that some employees are getting tested in their Melfort location after one was diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). Previous guests are not thought to be of risk for infection.

PLUNKET — A semi trailer hauling lumber products incurred fire damage, closing Highway 16 near Plunket. Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP said at 11:55 p.m. on Aug. 19 Highway 16 was closed as emergency crews cleaned up the scene. As of 5:37 a.m. on Aug.

In a decision that has big implications for the North Battleford Comp Vikings, the Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate has cancelled fall sports in 2020 due to COVID-19.

HUMBOLDT — Two new high efficiency boilers will be installed at the Uniplex at a cost of almost $59,000, excluding tax. The winning bid, out of seven, was SaskWest Mechanical.

A bail hearing for a man charged with holding a girl against her will for four days at a remote cabin didn’t proceed Aug. 13 as scheduled and was adjourned by consent of both the Crown prosecutor and defence.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced another postponement to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s induction ceremony in Battleford. The latest postponement is until May 2021.

The North Battleford Part-time Firefighters Association is reporting they raised over $3,000 in their second annual sandbag fundraiser.

The week of Aug 19-26 has been proclaimed Pride Week in North Battleford and a number of events are slated to happen over the coming week.

The City of North Battleford has released its 2019 Annual Report, which focused heavily on the administration efforts to right the financial ship over the past year.