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Third-generation farmer Curtis Bowker, son of Mac Bowker and grandson of Ken Bowker, farms northwest of Unity. Although many things have changed in farming over the years, Curtis emphasizes the family farm is alive and well in Saskatchewan.

Henry and Nicole Gauthier of LaPlaine Quarter Horses and Paints near Duck Lake have been actively involved in the horse industry for over 18 years. Their reputation has earned them many accolades but none as honourable as the most recent award.

With the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA) calling for another spring of massive runoff, local municipalities are preparing for the onslaught.

The daily average temperature for March in North Battleford, according to Environment Canada, is -6.2 C, and the average snow depth at the end of the month is 10 centimetres, or about three inches. Clearly, there is nothing average about this winter.

It was a bewildering result for North Battleford in the 2013 MoneySense rankings of the best places in Canada to live.

City of North Battleford crews are identifying and barricading impassable streets this morning, many with large snow drifts that cannot be cleared until the winds die down.

It was busy and eventful for Cam Broten in his first week as new leader of the Saskatchewan New Democrats.

A man facing several firearms and threat-related charges will return to court March 26. Arlo McDermott, 29, is charged in connection to an incident at a home near North Battleford Sunday at around 4:20 a.m.

McLurg High School hosted a local science fair March 14. This is an event that occurs every year in the school and is open to all students from Grade 7 to12. This year 49 projects with 87 participants were entered.

The Battlefords are still under a blowing snow warning with high wind gusts and some fresh snow falling. The conditions hamper the efforts of snow removal and sanding crews, according to North Battleford City Hall.