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It's not every day that you're named, essentially, person of the year, but that's what happened to Niki Sokolan on a recent morning. Sokolan has been named Humboldt's 2013 Junior Citizen of the Year.

It was an exciting day for football fans in the Battlefords Monday.

The Battlefords RCMP Daily Report has made it clear there is frequent misuse of the 911 emergency system, sometimes even resulting in charges.

Six false alarms were among the approximately 20 calls for service/occurrences responded to by Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. Tuesday 6:43 a.m. - Single vehicle collision reported on Highway 16 bypass.

Murray Hergott is Humboldt's Citizen of the Year for 2013 and just by his reaction alone to the news over the phone, it's hard to think of anyone more deserving. You could call him speechless. Blown away. Tongue-tied. Incredibly grateful.

RCMP have found no evidence of harassing or criminal behaviour in an investigation into circumstances preceding the suicide of a local teen Sept. 9, 2013.

A 14-year-old boy was in court Tuesday morning facing several charges after a truck was stolen from in front of a residence in North Battleford Monday at about 10 p.m.

Between 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20 reports/occurrences. Monday 6:01 a.m. - Report of young man looking into vehicles amd trying to get into vehicles on 107th Street. Patrols negative.

The sexual assault charge against radio personality Harry Michael Dekker is still not resolved. The case remains in mediation, as Dekker's lawyer Mark Brayford indicated in provincial court in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. There, Brayford set Feb.

Some major stories stood out in education in 2013 in the Northwest region. Many of the biggest education stories of the year concerned the Living Sky School Division, faced with some tough decisions in the face of a budget crunch.