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Drive safe, drive sober. Police checkstops throughout Saskatchewan

The gap between what the lowest and highest property owners in Carrot River is smaller, thanks to a major tax reform. Residents will pay a $945.85 base tax, plus approximately 0.406 per cent of their total property assessment.

Despite the recent wet weather, good seeding progress was made for much of the province this past week according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture weekly Crop Report for the week of May 9 to 15.

For the 25th year in a row, Catholic Family Services celebrated their charity night in the Tropical Inn's banquet room.

The city of North Battleford has announced its schedule of capital construction projects for 2017.

As a 14-year-old hockey player there is not much greater dream than being drafted to the Western Hockey League and for two local players that dream became a reality.

Good working relationships were something both mayors of the Battlefords touted during the joint State of the City/Town address.

An effort by Melfort’s city council to improve late night cab service has had no effect so far. The city changed the rules to allow cab companies to charge $18 for any ride – an increase of $7 – from the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

They are off the beaten track but well worth the trip. And for another year, Mel Bolen and Karen Holden opened up their North Star Gallery to the public for a weekend showing of their artwork May 13 to 14.

It was a journey of self-discovery and now Humboldt photographer Melanie Gray has the opportunity to share it across the country.