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The Battlefords Transit Committee has a vision for North Battleford's public transit system, and presented it at Monday's city council meeting.

The judges for the Communities in Bloom are coming Aug. 15 and business and homeowners have been busy getting their hands dirty, pulling weeds, mowing lawns, pruning trees and sweeping walkways.

Although the Cherry Sunday in Bruno was downsized this year, that didn't stop cherry enthusiasts from attending the event. "We got about 300 to 350 people," said Kevin Pulvermacher, one of the event organizers. "We were hoping for 100 to 150...

In spite of repeated warnings and attempts to raise awareness from Battlefords RCMP, an elderly resident has been bilked out of $220 by an apparent Internet scam.

A bizarre incident in downtown Humboldt last week has led to serious charges of kidnapping and sexual assault against a man from Naicam. At 5:10 p.m.

Mailboxes at the Lashburn post officer were pried open after the lobby was illegally entered sometime July 22. Not all the mailboxes were entered, but RCMP say items were stolen from those that were opened.

Lakeland Veterinary Services have been nurturing two small female pups after they were abandoned near a gas station earlier this month.

Several vehicles were broken into in Wilkie in the early morning hours of July 22, according to Unity/Wilkie/Macklin RCMP. The break ins were on 2nd Street West and 3rd Street West.

Sometime between May 26 and 31, a drive shaft was stolen from a 1978 Ford Bronco truck on the 200 block of 28th Street in Battleford. Over night July 9, a church on the 300 block of 30th Street Battleford was vandalized.

Inspiration Tana Silverland is cycling across Canada on a two and half year journey to raise awareness for the SOS Children's Villages organization. Silverland arrived in North Battleford Thurs.