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SHR develops ambitious rural health strategy

If a deal on used construction equipment is offered and seems to good to be true, the deal might be hotter than you think. Between Sept 15 and Oct 19 construction equipment was stolen from businesses in Swift Current and district area.

The general manager of the Battlefords' three radio stations was the guest speaker last week before the Saskatchewan Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs luncheon in the Battlefords.

RCMP in Colonsay continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Victor Mateyshin, a 84-year-old male from the community of Dana, SK. Mateyshin was reported missing on September 22.

There are nuisance animals in the city of North Battleford but rats aren't among them, according to the fire chief. Skunks are an issue and the bylaw enforcement department actively responds to complaints about those and other animals.

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.