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Daaaa-dum...... Daaaaa dum....Those famous two notes from Jaws may be echoing in the minds of many as the RBC Cup tournament - and with it, hundreds of visitors - comes closer and closer.

Battlefords Publishing, who own both the Battlefords News-Optimist and the Regional Optimist, had reason to celebrate last weekend as both papers took home numerous honours at the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Awards.

Millions of people saw the Kony2012 video on youtube. Many were affected and wondered what they should do about it. Two young women from Maidstone dug a little deeper for a charity they could trust.

The public works department in North Battleford had a couple of announcements for the public at Monday's council meeting. The first announcement was to do with the street sweeping program, which is now fully underway.

Dante Carter, a student at Ernie Studer School in Loon Lake is among four winners chosen from the 670 Saskatchewan school children who participated in a SaskPower Shand Greenhouse poster contest that highlights the links between electrical production

Seventy-five years is a big number. Especially for a club in small town Saskatchewan, but that is what the Senlac multiple 4-H club is celebrating this year.

If North Battleford is going to rid itself of the dubious title of Crime Capital of Canada, the RCMP's city detachment crime statistics for 2012 probably need to improve, and soon.

The Prairie North Health Region will be receiving about $2.7 million from the provincial government to reduce surgical wait times.

Late May is now likely to be the substantial completion date for both the CUPlex theatre and the aquatic centre. That is the word from Parks and Recreation Director Keith Anderson in his latest CUPlex construction update at council Monday.

It was a day of learning for many local organizations and government officials from across the Humboldt region. The Prairie Innovations Enterprise Region (PIER) held a Regional Planning Summit on April 20 at St.