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Two Tisdale athletes have earned a bronze medal in the Saskatchewan Winter Games. Nicholas Andrusiak and Connor Hvidston were both members of the Lakeland male hockey team, which won third place after defeating Team South East 3-1.

Young offenders are suspected in connection to a break and enter at a residence in Denholm early Thursday morning. Battlefords RCMP are reporting they received the complaint about 5:20 am.

With food, songs and speeches, Little Pine First Nation brought together the community to celebrate the grand opening of the new band office last week.

With the recent appointment of Scott Moe as Saskatchewan’s premier, it did not take him long for new funding changes. Moe announced on Feb. 6, $7.

Matters for at least one of the suspects accused in a robbery on Mosquito First Nation will be heading to trial.

Maidstone RCMP is reporting that charges have been laid in connection to a copper theft investigation in the RM of Frenchman Butte.

Ashley and Scott Brockman saw the need for a different kind of gym in Humboldt. That is why they opened up Anytime Fitness. “We just felt there was such a need for this type of facility here in town.

Nipawin council has made a few changes to its proposed budget, reducing the tax levy increase required from four per cent to 2.5.

Elinor Florence, who grew up on a farm at Brada, has written a new novel called Wildwood. You can read the first few pages at www.elinorflorence.com/blog/wildwood-excerpt .

Students and members of the public gathered at Sakewew High School on the evening of Feb. 1 to listen to a talk from University of Saskatchewan’s Dr. Sheelah McLean from the College of Education.