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The highly competitive Village of Meota election race was decided Wednesday night with the incumbent mayor returning to office. John MacDonald was re-elected mayor with 141 votes, compared to 36 for Nicolle Griffith.

The council races in North Battleford and Battleford may have been sedate, but that was not the case in other cities.

Battlefords RCMP conducted more than 50 investigations between 6 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. Wednesday, Oct. 26 6:59 a.m. - Report of a fence to a business being rammed on 18th Street in Battleford.

With the results in from last night's election in Battleford, residents will have two new voices to represent them around the council table.

Battleford's election results are in and Ames Leslie has been unofficially declared mayor with 680 votes. Challenging Leslie in the mayor's race was David George, who received 347 votes.

The annual award from the M. Junice Headley Music Education Fund with the Battlefords and District Community Foundation was awarded to Jacelyn Stabbler of Unity.

The City of Humboldt has spoken and continuity was quite clearly on their minds. \With Mayor Malcolm Eaton retiring from office, the city was guaranteed a new mayor and the overwhelming choice was former councilor Rob Muench.

The need to keep building the membership of Rotary was highlighted by the district governor in her visit to the Battlefords Monday.

The issues of local doctors were the focus of a meeting scheduled for Tuesday night in North Battleford. The occasion was a meeting between Saskatchewan Medical Association vice-president Dr.

Prairie North Health Region is touting the addition of new family doctors now practising in North Battleford as a result of the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment program. Recognized in their news release were Dr.