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North Battleford is formally seeking disaster assistance from the province in the wake of flooding from a major storm this summer.

It was a weekend for those that had left Hudson Bay over the years to return and meet to relive old memories.

Spiritwood RCMP detachment have arrested without incident an individual sought in connection for firearms offences on the Witchekan Lake First Nation. Brendon Starblanket attended the Spiritwood detachment on Aug. 23 and was arrested.

Delivering babies is part of paramedic training, but it’s not often paramedics have to actually deliver babies.

Along with his special constable’s report, Geoff Thompson brought a new uniform to a meeting of Battleford town council Aug. 14. Thompson’s constable report didn’t feature much out of the ordinary.

Over 100 people appeared at the Cut Knife Community Centre for a town hall meeting on Monday, Aug. 21 to discuss the situation surrounding the town’s pharmacy and other health matters.

Hugh Henry of the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society brought history to Cando Community Hall last Thursday, and Fort Battleford on Saturday.

It was a busy weekend for members of the Humboldt Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) as they worked on another successful Streetfest.

Battlefords RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect responsible for an alleged robbery in the early morning hours of Tuesday Aug. 22.

Some help is on the way for those seeking to reduce crime in the rural areas in the province. The announcement was made Tuesday in Regina of the creation of a new protection and response team, or PRT, focused on reducing crime in rural Saskatchewan.