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Saskatchewan RCMP are busy assisting at several highway crashes throughout the province this afternoon. in the past half hour, officers have responded to two single vehicle rollovers in both Pense and Grand Coulee.

Weyburn RCMP Detachment continuetheir efforts tolocate Kenneth G. Korven, age 44, from Weyburn. RCMP are requesting the public's continued assistance in locating Mr. Korven, who has not been seen at work or by his family and friends since Feb.

Emergency crews had to deal with a couple of motor vehicle accidents on area highways Wednesday. North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services reports that around 5:36 p.m. Wednesday a call came in about a collision 15 kilometres east of Maymont.

North Battleford City Hall has set aside Tuesday, Feb. 19 for a meeting on the city budget. The meeting is to begin at 7 p.m. and will be open to the public.

Rosthern-Shellbrook MLA Scott Moe has just received some new responsibilities in the provincial government.

They came for the lunch and stayed for the speaker.

We're not quite there yet. Humboldt isn't quite ready for an expensive, traditional transit system, the mayor indicated last week.

North Battleford city council is holding off until next month on a decision to take on an outside firm to collect outstanding municipal tax arrears. A recommendation had been made to engage Western Municipal Tax Solutions Inc.

Efforts are ramping up this month to get a downtown business improvement district established in North Battleford. Correspondence from Rhonda Shepherd, chair of the Downtown Business Association, was received by North Battleford city council Monday.

The first snow plane rally of 2013 was held Jan. 27 at Davidson. Charlie Deaver had invited the snow plane owners to come. They had a turnout of seven snow planes board from various areas of Saskatchewan.