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The story of Jesus' birth is a familiar one. A number of versions can be found on line, describing the story from early prophecy through to Jesus' birth in a stable in Bethlehem and the need to the child safe from the evil plots of King Herod.

With the cold weather upon us, people have no doubt been noticing the increase in their heating costs. It comes as a happy surprise, then, that SaskEnergy has announced a 12.

A Northwest grain marketing company has recently expanded on two fronts. Parkland Pulse has purchased WA Grain and Pulse Solutions in Innisfail, Alta.

No one hurt and no one killed. That was the only good news after a fire destroyed a house southwest of Bruno on December 20. The Bruno Fire Department (BFD) received a call about a fire southwest of Bruno at 12:40 p.m.

Highway 4 continues to be an accident-filled stretch of road as emergency personnel responded to another accident south of Battleford Saturday.

As we gather together over the holidays, surrounded by warmth and company, it's nice to imagine that everyone has a warm, loving place to call home.

The Humboldt Broncos will be taking on one of Sweden's national hockey teams on the first day of the new year, and they're preparing for it like they would any other game.

Christmas is many things to many people: a life changing inspiration to some, a time of sadness to others; a profound, religious celebration, or a marketing tool; a time of increased stress and worry, or an opportunity to experience deep and abiding

It was a mixed bag for business permits in November in North Battleford. Permit numbers were up for the month with 16 issued in total, up eight from November 2009.

It was a fairly routine final council meeting of 2010 for members of North Battleford's city council Dec. 13. The main highlight of the night was the City's adoption of the 2011 Water, Sanitary Sewer and Sanitation Budget, calling for a 4.