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Some treasures can be found if you look inside the Empress - Carpet One Floor and Home location in North Battleford, Among them is a medallion from Istanbul, Turkey; a Chinese desk that is 800 years old; doors and chests from Kathmandu, pillars from

HUMBOLDT — An audit of the city’s 2018 finances shows that it ended the year with a surplus. As of Dec. 31, 2018, the city had almost $15.8 million in revenues and around $13.9 million in expense.

MELFORT — The Prairie North Co-op’s new general manager, Terry Tremblay, has spent 26 years with the Co-op retailing system.

SaskTel announced plans this week to improve LTE cellular services in 12 additional communities throughout rural Saskatchewan by deploying a small cell site solution.

Submitted by Saskatchewan Lotteries Abe Readman was shocked when he checked his Lotto Max ticket and discovered he had won $100,000 on the Aug. 27 Extra draw. “I was on my lunch break and decided to check my ticket,” he said.

It was another routine court proceeding Friday for two of the eight people charged in the Tiki Laverdiere murder case. Mavis Takakenew, who faces an accessory to murder charge, saw her matters adjourned to Oct. 18 in provincial court.

On Sept. 13, Glaslyn RCMP received a complaint of a theft from a business on a rural land location in the RM of Parkdale. The owner of the property reported that their shop yard was entered and $4,000 worth of electric cables were taken.

Results of the community safety audit undertaken by the City of North Battleford were revealed to city council members Monday.

The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan recently announced funding for Battleford’s lagoon upgrades and expansion. According to a recent press release, federal funding would be about $2.1 million, provincial funding would be $1.

A Flin Flon man has been arrested on multiple charges relating to sexual misconduct with minors.