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Story:A wide array of small equipment and supplies was stolen from a Maidstone business Sometime between 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and 8:30 a.m Sept. 28. Taken were numerous lawn mowers, battery chargers, booster cables and extension cords.

The annual North Battleford Lions Club Toy and Farm Equipment Show and Sale saw hundreds of people flocking to the Exhibition Grounds last weekend, whether in search of a unique antique, a toy tractor for a future farmer, or a new rifle just in time

The RCMP are looking for the public's help in connection to a hit-and-run incident where a 13-year-old boy was struck by a car. The incident happened around 8 p.m. Sept.

The long gun registry will remain in place, at least for now. In a vote Sept. 22 in Parliament, MPs voted 153-151 kill Candice Hoeppner's private member's bill to scrap the registry. That means the long gun registry remains in place.

The stadium lights at Beaver Lions Stadium in North Battleford are now repaired and back up and running as the fall football season goes into high gear. Repairs were needed after a pole switch blew in June.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services were back on the job battling a dumpster fire in the city, this time on 105th Street. The incident happened at 8:49 p.m. Sunday night.

Special constables from the City of North Battleford say they are investigating two animal attacks on the weekend, with one dog fatally injured during one of the attacks.

Discovery Ford of Humboldt hosted a community celebration on September 18 to mark the opening of its new facility.

North Battleford lowered the boom Monday on another run-down property, this time on 105th Street. City council voted unanimously to pass a resolution to raze the property at 1501-105th Street.

Jen Col Construction Ltd. has been awarded the contract for construction of a six-lane aquatics centre component of the Credit Union CUPlex. Jen Col beat out seven other bidders from all over Canada with a total price of $16,459,000 plus GST.