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It's no secret that life can often be difficult. People break down and families break up, and sometimes it feels as though we are utterly alone and helpless.

Joseph Therres, 62, of Humboldt has been convicted of using the Internet to lure a child for the purpose of committing a sexual assault. Therres pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced in Humboldt Provincial Court on April 4.

Charges have been laid in a hit and run in Annaheim last fall.

Next year St. George School will graduate its last class of Grade 9 students.

RCMP are reminding ATV users to stay off Finlayson Island. Through the winter, a number of complaints were made about snowmobiles tearing up protected areas and damaging ski trails.

A Meota area farmer is taking liquid fertilizer application to a whole new level in the hopes of increasing his yield without increasing his input costs.

April 13, Sakewew students stood united against bullying and homophobia, as they celebrated the Day of Pink. The Day of Pink originated in Nova Scotia, when a student was bullied and threatened with violence because he wore a pink shirt to school.

A heroic rescue last fall has led to accolades this spring. Two local RCMP officers and one civilian have been recognized for their heroism in saving a man from drowning in a slough near Humboldt last fall. On March 24, Const. Darryl Ness and Const.

Battlefords RCMP are launching a series of traffic enforcement initiatives in hopes of reducing the number of collisions in the community.

Mike and Anne Noel of Petrofka Bridge Orchard, near Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan, hosted a delegation of 10 agri-tourism participants from the Charlevoix District of Quebec, March 26.