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At first glance, it's another old building in an old town. Everyday, people walk past and barely stop to take notice of the hand-carved Tyndall Stone or the century old engravings above the entrances.

The 2014 Summer Sizzler is less than three months away and, as always, one of the premier events will be the JCI's Demolition Derby.

It's official: April Fool's Day is a thing of the past in North Battleford. At a hastily-called special meeting of council early this morning, council passed a bylaw officially outlawing April Fool's Day and all April Fool's jokes in the city.

Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately30 calls for service in the city of North Battleford between 6 a.m. Monday, March 31 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 1. Monday 6:37 a.m. - Report of a man who called 911 in search of his spouse.

Two vehicles sustained extensive damage in a crash at the intersection below Don Ross Centre Friday at about 1:30 p.m. according to the North Battleford Fire Department.

It was a busy weekend period for Battlefords RCMP when they responded to more than 80 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Friday, March 28 and 6 a.m. Sunday, March 30.

A house on 105th Street in North Battleford is a total loss following an early morning fire Monday. According to North Battleford Fire Department, they received a phone call shortly after 4 a.m.

There is a water main break on the 1100 block of 101st Street. The Department of Public Works and Engineering has barricaded the block as work commences. Water has been shut off on the block.

Shortly after 7:30 a.m. Saturday, North Battleford RCMP and ambulance responded to a complaint of unconscious man outside of his home in the Kildeer area of North Battleford.

Quick thinking by a North Battleford woman prevented her from being further assaulted in an incident early Saturday morning, according to Battlefords RCMP. Police say the woman was entering her home on Gregory Drive at about 1 a.m.