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A Lake Lenore business was robbed by gunpoint. A lone man entered a business on the 100 block of Main Street during the morning of Dec. 19 with a firearm and demanded money. The suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of money.

MELFORT — Ryan Danberg has been hired by the City of Melfort to be their new city manager. He will start his new role on Jan. 1.

Dog Handler Cpl. Colin Pyne and Police Service Dog Soap of the Battlefords RCMP were instrumental in saving the life of a suspect earlier this month, says a release from F Division. Cst. Michael Page of Onion Lake RCMP, Cpl.

Four people have been charged with offences related to firearms and attempting to escape police after an incident in Thunderchild First Nation area. Turtleford RCMP report that at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Dec.

The Horizon School Division will help schools purchase new-style 15-passenger vans that can be used to transport students to extracurricular activities like sports games.

On Dec. 12, Elks Lodge No. 369 presented Battlefords Residential Services Inc. with a $1,000 donation. Yvonne Nyholt, BRSI chairperson, thanked the Elks for their continued support.

At Monday’s meeting of council members, the Town of Battleford announced a public budget deliberation session will take place Monday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. Town officials will present the 2019 budget Jan. 7. Upcoming capital projects include the old St.

A message from Erin Katerynych, executive director of the Empty Stocking Fund and Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre: Things are in full swing here at the Food Bank and we are super busy.

Submitted Maidstone RCMP is looking for the public’s assistance in locating two stolen snowmobiles in the Rural Municipality of Wilton. On Monday, Dec, 17, at 6:30 a.m.

With the merger of the Horizon and Englefeld Protestant Separate school divisions comes a loss of $70,000 worth of funding from the provincial government.