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The first RCMP policing numbers are in for 2013 and calls for service to Battlefords City Detachment have dropped significantly compared to the previous year. Numbers for January 2013 saw 779 calls for service, compared to 1,148 in January 2012.

Inspired. That's Makenzie Jesse. You might also say she is inspiring. Monday, the Grade 7 Battleford Central School student rode the last kilometre of a 100 kilometre journey to raise some $5,000 for a well in Kenya.

A local presentation of the Vagina Monologues Feb. 16 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battleford has raised thousands of dollars for its beneficiaries.

Smoke from a train engine in the North Battleford rail yard caused concern for city residents Monday morning.

March 5 has been set as the grand opening date for the CUPlex field house. That announcement was made Thursday.

North Battleford city officials had some explaining to do to reporters Tuesday over a reference in the City budget to "the negatives of increasing First Nations populations.

Did the October snow catch you off guard? Do you have enough feed? Does the feed you have, have enough protein and energy to get your cows through the winter? In some areas of the Northwest, a slow start to the growing season subsequently put hay sea

Fall in love with nature this winter and explore your backyards, local parks and protected areas, says the Nature Conservancy of Canada. It'll make you happy.

If you have been to any event offering local talent in Unity, you have heard Will Ballantyne, and you have been impressed. The old style country and bluegrass tunes that come from his fiddle are guaranteed to have toes tapping.

Choosing a seed treatment or combination of seed treatments starts with knowing your seed quality and the conditions you will be seeding into. Good germination and vigor are still the number one priority.