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The month of March saw a continued downward crime trend in North Battleford, though perhaps not as pronounced as the previous months.

For Dwayne Hoeving, it was the knock on the door in the middle of the night that every parent dreads. "When two police cars show up at your house at 3 a.m., you know something is wrong," recalls Hoeving.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 40 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Thursday, May 1 and 6 a.m. Friday, May 2.

Battlefords RCMP again responded to more than 40 calls for service/occurrences on a weeknight. Between 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 30 and 6 a.m.

City officials say it was a busy Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday afternoon. According to a news release, approximately 80 vehicles passed through the North Battleford Public Works Shop to drop off items. Envirotec Services, Inc.

There are many different ways to get outside and observe nature. Nature Saskatchewan's NatureWatch programs give citizens an opportunity to learn about their environment while contributing to a data set that scientists need to monitor and protect it.

The city council meeting in North Battleford on April 28 saw some intense interest from the public.

The Government of Saskatchewan announced Tuesday the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford will include an integrated correctional facility to be built as part of the hospital construction project.

Three more probable cases of measles are now reported in Prairie North Health Region, in addition to the one confirmed case announced last week in the region. The four cases are in unimmunized children and youth under the age of 16.

Percy Schmeiser is 83 years old now, nearly a decade removed from a Supreme Court of Canada decision that effectively ended his legal battle with biotechnology giant Monsanto.