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Traffic was disrupted on Highway 16 near Paynton Monday as emergency crews worked to extinguish a fire in the village. According to Maidstone RCMP, an off-duty RCMP member alerted emergency services to the grass fire at about 3:30 p.m.

The 29th Street Market in Battleford was robbed at knifepoint Monday just before 10 p.m. according to Battlefords RCMP. Police say the perpetrator, brandishing a knife, obtained cash and fled the store.

Grass fires are starting to show up in North Battleford with the drier conditions this spring. The fire took place on the 1000 block of 109th Street around 4:30 p.m. Friday.

The 2016 award recipients of the Rivers West District Volunteer Recognition Awards were recognized Wednesday evening at a banquet at the Don Ross Centre.

The delegates who took in the speakers at the Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs Conference came away with a lot to think about when they returned to their home communities.

Fire fighting and fire safety were the focus of a major conference in the Battlefords on the weekend. It was the annual conference and trade show for the Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs.

After the death in hospital of a man assaulted on Onion Lake First Nation, his attacker’s charge has been elevated to second degree murder.

The Maidstone RCMP is reporting a week with 78 occurrences between Sunday, April 10 and Saturday, April 16. Some of the most common calls received were related to speeding, theft and fires.

Submitted Dr. Magdelena Marcelo and Theresa Knutson, RPN, are being recognized at this year’s Champions of Mental Health Gala taking place at the Dekker Center Saturday, April 30. They will be given awards in the staff category.

The Saskatchewan NDP now have in place a Leader of the Opposition in the legislature. He is Regina Rosemont MLA Trent Wotherspoon, who had previously served as deputy leader of the party in the legislature.