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It was an easy decision for this years Citizen of the Year award which will be given out at the Mark of Excellence awards on Mar. 23.

Residents of Humboldt were treated to a different kind of concert on Feb. 4 at the Humboldt Gallery as Eric Harper brought his rock/classical flamenco hybrid show to town.

They travel 1400 km in six days. And the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles stop in Humboldt on Jan. 31 as part of Mission 2017 was made even more special by the fact that core rider Arlene Lockinger is from Humboldt.

The provincial deficit has ballooned to $1.2 billion, and Premier Brad Wall says he is leaving nothing off the table in how to address it.

The awards for Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year were presented at the Western Development Museum Friday night at a banquet honouring Pat Gotto and Natalya Shevchuk, respectively.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 45 calls between 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7. Monday, Feb. 6 9:05 a.m. - Report of a suspicious vehicle that was seen driving around the Moosomin First Nation for a few days. 1:59 p.m.

The Melfort Mustangs put in the effort but didn’t see results as they finished the week 0-3, pushing their losing streak to six games. Against Flin Flon The week kicked off on Feb.

Stead, Bolden and Milligan receive recognition

The 2017 Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention, held in Saskatoon this week, included the presentation of meritorious service awards.

The real estate field in the Battlefords, already reeling from prominent losses the last few years, has taken another hit with news of the death of Wayne Hoffman.