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Battlefords freelance photographer Averil Hall and her husband Bill Hall are visiting Australia. Last week they travelled through areas hard hit by the wild fires that ravaged the country in January.

February's traffic safety blitz, Operation Crossroads, will take place Feb. 14 and 15 province-wide. The two-day blitz will focus on traffic safety at intersections, according to SGI.

There will be a new restaurant in Humboldt by the end of the year.

Board members of North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings were informed at their Jan. 21 meeting that Dr. Odiegwu has arrived to serve Health Holdings clinics.

An overheated furnace resulted in North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services being called to the Battlefords Family Health Centre at 1192 - 101st Street Sunday at about 11:15 a.m.

Budget deliberations have wrapped up in North Battleford and further tweaks will now go ahead to the final document to be approved by council.

The Saskatchewan Council for International Co-operation is joining the City of North Battleford and other communities across Saskatchewan in officially proclaiming International Development Week, Feb. 3 to 9.

The sentencing of Chief Duane Antoine, former chief Teddy Antoine, and six others accused in the Treaty Land Entitlement theft case on Poundmaker First Nation has been pushed back to March 8.

A 2011 white Polaris 550 snowmobile and utility trailer were stolen from a business located at 2500 block of Commerce Drive in North Battleford January 27. A white, newer model Chevrolet Tahoe occupied by three men are possible suspects. Between Jan.

When Mother Nature decides to make her own snowballs it's one of the most arresting phenomena of winter. Also known as snow rollers, these quirky looking mounds of snow popped up recently in the fields near Wilbert on Highway 40 heading east.