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The communities of Blaine Lake, Leask and Waldheim with be celebrating their centennial year in 2012. The community of Blaine Lake will be hosting its festivities Aug. 3 to 5 commencing Aug. 3 with registration and social.

I'm beginning to think this area is the Weed Capital of the West. Tillage equipment worth a fortune and the miracle of sprays we may or may not be using to create more problems, don't seem to make much difference.

A business in the 200 block of 22nd Street in Battleford was broken into and vandalized Feb. 2. Once inside, perpetrators broke items and caused other minor damage.

The community officially celebrated the accomplishments of the 2011 Citizen of the Year and Jr. Citizen of the Year last week.

Humboldt fire crews were called away from their charity event to fight a fire this weekend. About 15 firefighters with the Humboldt Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire at about 11:30 p.m.

A North Battleford-area resident has been fined nearly $41,000 for unlawfully importing and exporting wildlife in and out of Saskatchewan.

Perscription drugs were the target of thieves who broke into the Wilkie Pharmacy early Tuesday. Wilkie RCMP are looking for two individuals and a small, four-door grey car in connection with the break in.

It's exciting stuff for the City of Humboldt. The Quill Centre, which is currently home to Canadian Tire and Tim Hortons, will soon see the addition two new businesses.

Battlefords RCMP are warning area businesses to be on the lookout for bad cheques. Officers are current investigating several cases of fraud in the Battlefords and surrounding are.

A semi trailer rolled on Highway 16 west near Paynton at approximately 4:45 a.m. today. Maidstone RCMP say the semi truck was proceeding westbound approximately five kilometres west of Paynton, near the Payton Truck Stop when it rolled.