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LANIGAN — A homemade go kart was stolen from a home on Lanigan’s Clement Place. Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP said it was stolen sometime during the night of Aug. 24. The Go Kart is approximately 6’ long by 3’ wide and is made of yellow 1” square tubing.

Issues concerning the oil and gas sector were front and centre at a presentation Monday at noon at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

Light of Christ Catholic Schools staff is returning again for Faith Development day. The event is to feature singer Sarah Hart. Hart is originally from Ohio and she's now based in Nashville.

MELFORT — S/Sgt. Adare Guest is a fresh face to the Melfort RCMP as their new commanding officer, but not to the region. Originally from a farm near Mistatim, Guest spent 23 years on the force, graduating from the academy at Regina in 1996.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan will begin to release the first digitized copies of the province’s community newspapers from 1939 to 1945 on the Saskatchewan Histori

The 21st annual Field of Dreams open day was held by Prairie Soil Services on July 25, along with partners Lindgren Farms, Bayer Crop Science, ATP Nutrition and Pattison Agriculture.

HUMBOLDT — Before making a final decision on a proposed crematorium at the Malinoski and Danyluik Funeral Home, Humboldt council wants a public meeting on the issue.

Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty will attend the celebrations commemorating the 130th anniversary of the Treaty 6 adhesion on Aug. 28 at Molanosa (Kiskahikanisihk) at the north end of Montreal Lake, where the adhesion was signed in 1889.

The Legion and its colours were prominent in the community again, as the organization re-dedicated some important monuments in Battleford this weekend.

HUMBOLDT — Dog owners and lovers will fill the park for an afternoon with the return of the Humboldt and District SPCA’s event “Dog Day in the Park”.