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The City of North Battleford has voted in favour of entering a five-year agreement with Access Communications for Wi-Fi at city recreational facilities, the Dekker Centre and City Hall.

RCMP have announced four people have been charged in connection to the death of 28-year-old Sheena Marie Billette of La Ronge. Sheena was found on Highway 102, seven kilometers north of La Ronge, on Dec. 23.

A man charged with second-degree murder on Thunderchild First Nation made another brief provincial court appearance by video Tuesday. Ivor Wapass is charged in connection to the death of Roger Standingwater on Sept. 15 of last year.

TISDALE — According to organizers, 149 youth in the community have currently signed up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Canada for February.

New preliminary hearing dates have been scheduled for one of the two individuals charged with the first-degree murder of Mark Jonson in North Battleford, Nicolas Buck had previously been scheduled for a preliminary hearing beginning Feb. 11.

The 2020 operations and capital budget for the City of North Battleford has been adopted. The budget was approved in a unanimous vote by council Monday.

Search and Rescue could be coming back to the Battlefords in 2020. Battlefords Search and Rescue has announced plans to become a chapter of Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers.

Submitted The Canadian Taxpayers Federation Tuesday launched a petition opposing ongoing taxpayer support for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

MELFORT— The City of Melfort has finalized their 2020 budget, with an average property tax increase of 2.07 per cent. The city’s mill rate increased by .29 to 10.75. Rick Lang, Melfort’s mayor credits this increase largely to inflation.

A social media incident landed a number of staff members at Holy Family School in trouble in November and December. Light of Christ School Division confirmed a number of staff members were sent home with pay by the school division between Nov.