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The government of Saskatchewan says small business owners can look forward to the new year knowing they will have the highest income threshold in Canada.

The Tisdale Trojans have completed their four games in the round robin of the Mac's Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament, winning one game and losing three. The tournament is held in Calgary from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.

Submitted At its annual Christmas celebration, Battlefords Residential Services Inc. recognized 10 employees for their length of service with the agency with six Five-Year Service Awards presented and four 20-Year Service Awards presented.

The Father Bigonesse Council 5626 Knights of Columbus of Battleford every year donates thousands of dollars to charitable organizations and people in need here in our local community.

Candlelight Processional donated $4,365 of its earnings from its performances at the Dekker Centre in November to the Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring System at the Battlefords Union Hospital.

The Meota Christmas Concert was once again a combined effort of Christmas merriment and joy. Our Christmas spirit is indeed alive! The Meota Communiplex was sold out at 400-plus in attendance.

There are many stresses that come with interpersonal violence but new legislation means that job security will not be one of them.

On Dec. 25 at 8:30 a.m., Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint of domestic violence at a residence on the 800 block of 109th Street, North Battleford.

Sponsored by the Battlefords News-Optimist, Discovery Co-op and the North Battleford Lions Club, the 2017 Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year award winner are now officially announced.

Sponsored by the Battlefords News-Optimist, Discovery Co-op and the North Battleford Lions Club, the 2017 Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year award winner are now officially announced.