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Residents at Sandy Lake want people to know that police have now have the upper hand on a crime spree that hit the resort and campground over the past couple of months.

Operation Hang Up, Buckle Up, Gear Up, the second safety blitz to target the issues of non-seatbelt use and cell phone use while driving, took place June 20 and 21. Motorcycle safety was also highlighted.

Cut Knife RCMP are investigating the possible drowning of a 60-year-old man at a regional park in the area. They report received a call around 1:55 p.m. July 10 that an unknown male had drowned in a lake at Atton's Regional Park.

After a successful tour last year, the Prairie North Health Region's Immunization Van will be returning to the community again this summer.

It is ironic that Prairie Innovation Enterprise Region (PIER), an entity whose aim was to facilitate growth and expansion in the region, is no longer open for business.

The communities of Blaine Lake and Hafford came alive June 16 as a "sea of chrome and leather" converged on the two rural communities for the fourth annual Saskatoon Motorcycle Ride for Dad (MRFD) against prostate cancer.

Trial dates have been set for a previously-convicted sex offender facing new charges. The trial of Norbert Dumais is to begin March 18, 2013 in Battleford Court of Queen's Bench, and is expected to take two weeks.

It was a momentous day for two Humboldt families. Sod was officially turned on Humboldt's Habitat for Humanity project at 521-2nd St. in Humboldt on June 28 - a duplex that will give two families a chance to own their own home.

Their official protest may be over, but a group of women calling for change at Red Pheasant vow to keep pushing for reforms on the First Nation.

The storm that blew through the region June 26-27 did some major damage around a nearby village. The Village of Annaheim saw a lot of destruction.