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North Battleford Dairy Queen is participating in the annual Miracle Treat Day where all proceeds of blizzard sales go to the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan Thursday, Aug. 13.

The body of man who went missing Aug. 1 at Sandy Beach Resort Lake was recovered Wednesday, according to Maidstone RCMP. The man was reported missing at about 3:15 p.m. that day, after falling into the water from a boat.

A collector car, reported stolen Aug. 4 from the Shellbrook area, has been located on Sturgeon Lake First Nation.

The Humboldt Soup Kitchen celebrated its 5th year on July 30 with a meal and a cake. It’s come a long way from its humble beginnings. “We … started with eight people and a crockpot and a microwave.

People around the city dealt with flooding after being pounded with rain and winds on July 28. An estimated 100-150 millimetres of rain drenched the city.

When summer comes, we trade in our shovels and snowmobiles for lawnmowers. Without snow to cover up all our laziness, that’s also the time when the worst of the worst neighbourhood nuisances are aired out.

In conjunction with the Saskatchewan Churches exhibit, the Humboldt & District Museum has organized a “doors open” event for anyone who wants to see the interior of churches in Humboldt and the region, which will take place August 9.

Racial tensions in the US are high right now, due to the various protests of police brutality against black people.

It’s a new day and a new age and yet landfills continue to fill up. Efforts are being made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they’re still just band-aid solutions.

With nursing shortages remaining a consistent problem, it’s a good thing the nursing program in Humboldt has seen more than 75 students trained over the last couple of years.