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St. Walburg Arena is receiving $42,170 in upgrade funding under the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund. An official announcement was made Saturday by MP Gerry Ritz.

Humboldt man gets 16 years for attempted murder of his wife

The Mervin 4-H Beef Club has had a busy couple of months. The club started up Nov. 5 with a reorganization meeting. General leaders are Misty Kay and Joanne and Rob Bannerman. Blair Macnab is project leader.

University of Alberta Augustana Campus has recognized the academic excellence of 320 of its 1,000 students with scholarships and awards for the 2012-13 academic year.

Many areas of the province are experiencing extreme weather conditions this morning that is affecting travel throughout the province. Here are some of the areas of concern: At Highway 11 near Lumsden, there are two semis jacknifed near exit C.

The gavel has been passed to Sharon Mohagen as the new president of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. Mohagen, of Blue Rentals in North Battleford, had been serving as first vice-president under Pat Smith for the past year.

Final numbers are in for fire fighting activities in North Battleford in 2012. North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services gave its final report to the City's Municipal Services committee Monday.

The Battlefords will be a major focus of provincial New Democrat leadership candidates this week. The NDP will be hosting its latest all-candidates leadership forum at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford Thursday starting at 7 p.m.

The current chief, former chief, and six others accused in the Poundmaker First Nation treaty land entitlement case will learn their fates Feb. 1.

Long-awaited amendments to the City's controversial new traffic bylaw were put forward at City Hall Monday.