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Imagine this: You're cruising down the highway in your electric car, sun shining on your face, wind in your hair. You're happy, because by driving that electric car, you're helping to save the environment.

The Turtleford Housing Authority board of directors hosted a special event to honour one of its members for long service. Betty Textor has served as a volunteer for 15 years and will continue on the board in her position as a director.

Many people aren't exactly clear on what the original Humboldt site represents. "It's where the city used to be before it moved," said one resident. Wrong. "I think it used to be a village and is the namesake for our city now," said someone else.

It's curtains for the Humboldt Co-op grocery store on Main Street. The store officially closed this past Saturday, with $3000 worth of food items, non-perishable and deleted products, being donated to the local food bank.

They marched down Saskatchewan Avenue, past Elgin Street and the evangelical church, past the people on the sidewalks who stood in silence.

The City of North Battleford has announced expansion is coming to Parsons Industrial Park. The next phase of development - a 23-acre spread of land in the southeast corner of the city - has begun, the City announced Monday.

The United Way has launched its Give Away raffle campaign for 2013. Ticket sales began June 14, with the main draw happening Oct. 26 between 2 and 3 p.m. at the Battlefords Best Tradeshow, Credit Union CUPlex.

The judge heard submissions this week in the sentencing of convicted home care worker Ashley Marie Johnson.

It's always a good idea to keep an eye on that pot simmering on the stove. One of the most frequent call outs for North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services is to respond to fires caused by unattended cooking.

Here are some more details on the plane crash that killed two people in North Battleford on Thursday. Names of the two individuals killed were also released. The pilot was Shane Buchanan, 40, and the passenger was his father, Charles Buchanan, 63.