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Spring 2011. That's when the government will announce a decision on a proposed merger between two local educational institutions.

Another suspect has been sentenced in connection to the 98th Street home invasion that took place in January of this year. Charles Applegarth received two years less a day for his role.

It was a deadly weekend in southeastern Saskatchewan, with nine people losing their lives in two separate crashes, and while Battlefords emergency crews scrambled to deal with seven collisions over the same time period, none resulted in fatalities.

Several matters connected to a drug bust by RCMP on Moosomin First Nation last October were heard in provincial court Monday.

Story:Electronics were at the top of the shopping list of thieves who broke into a residence near Paradise Hill Nov. 15 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Entry was gained by breaking the lock on a door.

There's snow on the ground and unlike last year, the long-range forecast isn't promising a change in the weather.

Santa's elves wear red and purple, at least in Maidstone. The Royal Eccentric Dynamic Hatters, Maidstone's chapter of the Red Hat Society, welcome everyone to their festival of trees being held this week at the Maidstone Health Complex.

For nearly 30 years, the Saskatchewan Catholic School Board Association has recognized and honoured the contributions of Catholic school trustees with the Julian Paslawski Meritorius Service Award.

Battlefords Empty Stocking Fund campaign is off to a running start. Executive director Bill Hall reports 225 attended the annual beef on a bun luncheon launching the campaign Friday. The event raised $1,384.

Spiritwood Stockyards handled 1.611 head Nov.10. Steers weighing 300 to 400 pounds has a high price of $1.61 with an average of $1.51; 400 to 500 had a high price of $1.58 with an average of $1.38; 500 to 600 had a high price of $1.