Local News

A house fire in Riverview early Thursday morning is being described as suspicious by fire officials and is under investigation by the RCMP. North Battleford firefighters were called to a the fire in the 700 block of 100 Street.

Judge Danyliuk delivered Clarence Stone's sentence in Regina recently, giving him a one-year conditional sentence and 200 hours of community service. Stone had served as Chief of Mosquito First Nation for a total of 16 years between 1992 and 2011.

The Edam community centennial was celebrated over three days June 29 to July 1, drawing estimated crowds of 1,500 to 2,000 people to a wide range of activities culminating in the official opening, on June 30, of a newly renovated community centre.

It was another week of weird weather. On July 18, another prairie storm blew through the area, complete with hail and thundershowers.

The topic of scavenging was brought up again at the city council meeting Monday.

The 1800 block of 103rd Street is closed for a hydrant repair Thursday. Drivers should be aware that 19th Avenue at the end of 103rd is also closed for this repair.

There was a lot of excitement on June 28, the day the ground was officially broken at 521-2nd St., the site of the Humboldt Habitat for Humanity building project.

An iPod Touch and two pair of custom made Oakley sunglasses were stolen when a 2005 Chevrolet Optra, parked on the 1400 block of 104th Street, was broken into sometime after 11:30 p.m. July 23.

New finds uncovered at 2012 archeological dig at Original Humboldt

North Battleford City Council formalized the location and date of the 2012 election at their council meeting Monday. The advance polls for the election will take place Oct. 10, 11, 17 and 18 between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. and Oct. 20 between 1 and 4 p.m.