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If you haven't noticed, the City of North Battleford's main recreation facilities have been remarkably busy recently.

The budget deliberation process continues for the Town of Battleford.

The Humboldt & District Chamber of Commerce is welcoming a few new members to their board of directors, including a new president. "I really enjoy working for the business community in town," said Andre Kruger, the chamber's new president.

An 18-year-old man is in police custody following an RCMP investigation of an assault with a weapon in the early morning hours of Wednesday. RCMP say a man was assaulted by several individuals at a home on the 1400 block of 111th Street.

On March 19, 1974, Myron Johnson departed from Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, piloting a CF-104 fighter jet as part of a mission to test a newly installed cannon on the aircraft.

After more than a decade of memories, the Calico Gymnastics Club will no longer be able to call the Humboldt Mall home. "There was a notice made to tenants saying it would be under new management," said Jodi Smith, president of Calico.

Although it's been a part of the Centennial Park concept plan since the beginning, the process for obtaining an LED sign has only just begun.

The Humboldt Mall will soon be undergoing a major renovation that will see the indoor shopping plaza turned into large storefronts, with residential townhouses constructed behind it. In Dec.

The sexual assault case against Harry Michael Dekker remains in mediation. The case has been adjourned again, this time until April 29 in provincial court in Saskatoon.

The incumbent chief is back in office at Red Pheasant First Nation. Chief Stewart Baptiste, who had served the past four years, was re-elected to a third term last week in band elections for chief and council.