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It's exciting stuff for the City of Humboldt. The Quill Centre, which is currently home to Canadian Tire and Tim Hortons, will soon see the addition two new businesses.

Battlefords RCMP are warning area businesses to be on the lookout for bad cheques. Officers are current investigating several cases of fraud in the Battlefords and surrounding are.

A semi trailer rolled on Highway 16 west near Paynton at approximately 4:45 a.m. today. Maidstone RCMP say the semi truck was proceeding westbound approximately five kilometres west of Paynton, near the Payton Truck Stop when it rolled.

The dreary, bitter cold of a February day is enough to keep most of us indoors, guarding our warmth, hoping for spring or a quick jaunt to Mexico.

A fuel spill caused major delays Tuesday morning at the Battleford Road and Highway 16 bypass. The incident happened at around 5:50 a.m .according to North Battleford RCMP.

Once again 100th Street is the scene of a motor vehicle collision. This one took place Thursday, Feb 2 at 8:03 a.m., at the intersection of 100th Street and 15th Avenue. Two vehicles were involved, but fortunately there were no injuries.

They don't know how he was hurt, they just know the extent of his injuries. On January 23, a severely injured male cat was turned in to the Humboldt and District SPCA (HDSPCA).

Those who just can't get enough of North Battleford's architecture now have another way to view the city's buildings - on the Internet.

If Battleford mayor Derek Mahon has any governing philosophy, it is a simple one: paperwork in the winter, construction in the summer. Mahon has big shoes to fill, occupying the mayor's seat after six years of Chris Odishaw.

A fuel spill on Highway 16 and Battleford Road disrupted traffic this morning. RCMP say a ruptured semi tanker was leaking fuel in the vicinity of the Battlefords Superstop. The call about the spill came in at 5:50 a.m.