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North Battleford has an influx of new residents. Unfortunately, they have wings, feathers and claws and do not bother to pay any property taxes.

An alarming increase in false alarms had Fire Chief Larry Gabruch asking town council to consider a fee or fine for unwarranted responses. The Battleford Fire Department responded to 22 false alarms in 2010, compared to nine in 2009 and four in 2008.

It appears Battleford will be home to a meat processing plant in the near future, as town council approved Munawar Sabir's application during their council meeting, Jan. 10. Sabir had appeared before the council at their last meeting, Dec.

A jail sentence has been handed down in a case of aggravated assault involving a common-law couple. Michael Lavallee was sentenced to 10 months in custody and another nine months probation in provincial court Wednesday in North Battleford.

North Battleford city council is ushering in 2011 with a number of proposed fee increases.

Humboldt was hit hard by some vandals last week, but RCMP believe they have the culprits in custody. Though two vandalism sprees took place in the first week of the new year, RCMP believe the same people were responsible for both.

The town of Battleford took the first step towards reducing bottled water consumption when they officially declared March 10 as Bottled Water Free Day. The declaration was made during the Jan.

As the CUPlex travels the path from dream to reality, there has been many a headline lauding the latest big donation.

A lunch-break pastime dished up a $10,000 windfall for Stacey Charles when she won $10,000 on a Cool Cash lottery ticket. She was on her way for lunch when she noticed a sign advertising lottery tickets at Leask Cafeteria located on Main Street.

Ernie and Lena Hoeppner of Blaine Lake were selected as Mutual Aid Heroes by MAX Canada for 2010.