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NIPAWIN— Four full-time and one part-time employee will be laid off as Thomas Motors closes its doors in Nipawin for the last time.

Tom and Marilyn Schuck had plans for sightseeing and spending time with friends on their cruise in southeast Asia, but fears over the Covid-19, the new coronavirus, threw a wrench into the plans and they ended up having their cruise cancelled.

UPDATE: Turtleford RCMP announced at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning that Dean Petite has been located. RCMP thank the public for their assistance.

Today, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced enhancements to the 2020 Crop Insurance Program.

HUMBOLDT — With automated curbside waste costs increasing for the city, council is hoping to apply for a grant with the Regional Authority of Carlton Trail to pay for a third party to study costs.

HUMBOLDT — A much-needed upgrade to the city’s wastewater treatment lagoon would cost around $34 million, according to a preliminary design developed by Stantec Consulting. At its meeting on Feb.

Submitted On Thursday, Feb. 6, Cst. Arsenault of the Maidstone RCMP Detachment was on patrol in downtown Maidstone and located seven running vehicles that were unlocked and could have easily been stolen in seconds.

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s prisons recently recorded the highest use of force incidents ever and there are too many involving mentally ill inmates in Regional Treatment Centres, according to Canada’s prison watchdog.

The hockey season for the Battlefords AAA Stars came to an end Sunday with a 5-3 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors. The game at the Civic Centre was a close one most of the way.

By Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Loon Lake man charged with several weapons-related offences remains in custody and wasn’t given bail when he appeared in Meadow Lake Provincial Court Feb. 20.