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It was a sold out event on the night of Feb. 1, an evening filled with a snappy jokes, emotional tears, awards presentations, great music, delicious food and lots of drinking and dancing.

High-profile crime incidents in the Battlefords have prompted a new debate among many North Battleford residents. The debate is whether to end the city's contract with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and go with a city police force instead.

Raising cattle just got a little less risky. Unlike their crop-growing counterparts, cattle and hog producers have long had to make do without the benefit of a comprehensive insurance program in case of price declines.

As a massive farm bill makes its way through the U.S.

It's been close to five years since the provincial government decided to reduce surgical wait times, but the end is nigh, as is success. The province is continuing to boost surgical capacity to meet the demand all across the province.

Sometimes, old buildings just have to come down. "These decisions are never just spontaneously made at one meeting," said Mayor Malcolm Eaton. "It's a lengthy process and takes years to figure out.

It's not often you hear encouraging stories from the provincial court house in North Battleford. Too often, judges there wind up getting to know many accused individuals all too well because of the multiple times they return to face various charges.

North Battleford city council has moved ahead to deal with a long-standing bio-solids issue. Lystek International Inc.

The community had a chance to honour the selfless efforts of two individuals Friday night at the Dekker Centre. The annual banquet was held to honour the 2013 Citizen of the Year Jerry Wintonyk and the Junior Citizen of the Year Jonathan Neigum.

It appears that, at least for now, the Battlefords RCMP is not planning to switch full-time to a Regina call centre for all calls to the detachment. Inspector John Sutherland spoke about that issue at North Battleford city council Jan.