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MELFORT — Reports of April and May's tax payment season were reported during the recent City of Melfort council meeting and councillors were not surprised by what they saw.

There are nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 17, bringing the provincial total to 693. Seven of the new cases are in the Far North region and two are in the Saskatoon region.

Submitted Battlefords and District Community Foundation recently presented annual scholarships to three students from the Battlefords.

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is continuing to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The executive ranks at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce got a bit of a shakeup this week due to a director resignation. Vivian Whitecalf has resigned from the board and, by extension, from her role as second vice-chair on the executive.

A man charged with drug and firearms related offences in connection to a major drug bust where an RCMP officer was shot is still trying to get bail. Mitch Hutchinson, 49, had show cause hearings in Saskatoon Provincial Court on June 16 and June 12.

This was the scene at SARCAN in North Battleford on Tuesday as a long line of customers qeued up to exchange their cans and containers. Customers had several bags of items to deliver, bags which obviously piled up during the pandemic shutdown.

Government of Saskatchewan is constructing a $120 million remand centre expansion at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre as part of the recently announced $7.5 billion two-year capital plan to build a strong Saskatchewan.

HUDSON BAY — Hudson Bay council had to make some tough discussions during their most recent bimonthly council meetings. Council started off their June 9 meeting by discussing the future of their swimming pool for the summer of 2020.

Saturday, June 13, the residents of Caleb Manor in North Battleford were treated to an outdoor performance by Highway 31.