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Another step was taken towards returning Layne Larose to society last week, as he is being released to a group home in Saskatoon.

Saturday afternoon, the skies around North Battleford were filled with a smoky haze, the reason once again was a grass fire fed by dry and windy conditions across the Northwest.

The Royal Canadian Legion gave out two entirely different honours Sept. 27, one to a minister for service, and the other to bikers who have fundraised for the organization. In an emotional ceremony, the Legion Branch No.

North Battleford has won its category in the 2011 provincial Communities in Bloom competition. The announcement was made in a press release issued this week from the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association.

City representatives at the National Job Fair in Toronto last week report making contact with people interested in relocating to the Battlefords for jobs.

They now have a facility. And a wish list. The day a local committee actually packs a shipping container full of goods to send to a village in Africa is coming closer, and things are slowly coming together.

The host of Prosperity Saskatchewan took his message about economic good times for the province to the Battlefords Sept. 27.

It is something that has never been considered before. The City of Humboldt is considering charging a business license fee to private child care providers within the city.

A 46-year-old man is dead after what RCMP describe as an altercation at Chitek Lake Hotel Saturday afternoon. Police have identified the dead man as Jones Thomas of Pelican Lake First Nation. RCMP were called to the hotel at 1:30 p.m.

There's a new face coming to City Hall. The City of Humboldt announced the appointment of Steve Brown as their new Director of Finance in a press release issued on September 12. "We are very pleased to have the experience and expertise that Mr.