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The individual charged in connection to the deaths of three people in a Highway 16 accident near Lloydminster Sept. 22 is still in custody with his next court appearance set for Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.

The Battlefords Live Well Expo and Fair is seeking 30 to 50 vendors to sell merchandise at the event taking place Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Don Ross Centre.

Oct. 6 The Nipawin Hawks survived multiple momentum swings to outlast the Humboldt Broncos 7-5 in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action in Humboldt on Oct. 6.

The North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 18. The NSRMHH board was informed of the expected arrival of the new physician. Dr. Mohammad Forghanirad will be arriving mid to end of October.

Rosemarie Falk of Lloydminster is entering the Conservative Party’s nomination race to be the next Member of Parliament for Battlefords-Lloydminster.

For a four-person family with two adults and two children living in Nipawin, the amount needed to provide the basics – the living wage – is $15.17 per hour.

Three people have been charged after a traffic stop in Melfort revealed the presence of drugs, which was followed up by a search warrant of a residence where more drugs were found. At the traffic stop, conducted by Melfort RCMP Oct.

Oct. 6 A slow start by the Melfort Mustangs saw their Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League winning streak snapped at eight games as they fell 3-2 to the Estevan Bruins in Estevan on Oct. 6.

It was an eventful day Thursday for the leadership bid of Scott Moe in the Battlefords. The reason was because of the big news earlier about the cancellation of the Energy East pipeline project.

The fraud case against Susan Boyer, accused of defrauding Canada Post of cash money exceeding $5000, was back in provincial court Tuesday morning. However, it was only a brief appearance for counsel in the case as the matter was adjourned to Oct.