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It was another week of weird weather. On July 18, another prairie storm blew through the area, complete with hail and thundershowers.

The topic of scavenging was brought up again at the city council meeting Monday.

The 1800 block of 103rd Street is closed for a hydrant repair Thursday. Drivers should be aware that 19th Avenue at the end of 103rd is also closed for this repair.

There was a lot of excitement on June 28, the day the ground was officially broken at 521-2nd St., the site of the Humboldt Habitat for Humanity building project.

An iPod Touch and two pair of custom made Oakley sunglasses were stolen when a 2005 Chevrolet Optra, parked on the 1400 block of 104th Street, was broken into sometime after 11:30 p.m. July 23.

New finds uncovered at 2012 archeological dig at Original Humboldt

North Battleford City Council formalized the location and date of the 2012 election at their council meeting Monday. The advance polls for the election will take place Oct. 10, 11, 17 and 18 between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. and Oct. 20 between 1 and 4 p.m.

It had come up several times before at City Council, but the issue of donating land in the southeast quadrant of the city for a proposed Battlefords First Nations Heritage Park finally received a vote at the council meeting Monday.

At a Feb. 27 city council meeting, council voted on a resolution to continue the operation of the Agriplex Arena with city staff and proposed five-year capital improvements for the facility.

The executive director of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has been nominated for a prestigious national award.