Blaine Weyland

The Humboldt Broncos have announced the commitment of 2007-born defenceman Charlie Nameth for the upcoming 2025-26 season.  

A product of Southey, Nameth spent the past season with the Moose Jaw Warriors U18 AAA squad finishing with 33 points (5G-28A), which doubled his total of 16 points the prior campaign.  

Starting on Tuesday (May 20) you may notice a bus that will be taking residency inside of the parking lot in at Canalta Hotel in Humboldt.  

It’s Mammography Bus run by the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. The mobile unit travels around to the province every second year to 42 different stops every second year and provides screening mammography to women 47 and older that are not having any breast symptoms. If women are having breast symptoms, they should be meeting with their healthcare provider. 

The Victoria Day long weekend usually signals the beginning of summer with many people hitting the lake for the first time for the year or planting their garden. But after a warm start to the month of May, the cooler temperatures will continue over the next few days.  

Stephen Berg, Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada says it temperatures could dip down below 0 on both Friday and Saturday.   

Along with the beginning of summer, the May long weekend is the starting point for construction season on Saskatchewan highways.  

"Road and utility workers, first responders, tow truck operators and many other are all working for you on and near our highways, streets and roads," Highways Minister David Marit said. "We ask all motorists to slow down, follow the signs and respect flag persons no matter where their summer travels take them. We want everyone to get home safely." 

The East Central 18U AA Red Sox were defeated by the Sask Five Giants 5-1 in Wednesday’s action of the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League. 

The Giants picked up runs in the second and third innings before busting the score wide open scoring three runs in the fifth inning.  

On the other side, the Red Sox scored their lone run in the sixth inning off the bat of Cole Gallant.  

The Ministry of Agriculture has released the latest Crop Report for the province between May 6 to May 12. 

Throughout the entire province, 49 per cent of the crop has been seeded with the southwest region leading the way with 76 per cent completed.  

On Tuesday night, the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC) held their Annual General Meeting as they looked back on their numbers and previewed on is shaping up to be an exciting year at the course. 

A key event for the HGC’s schedule in 2025 will be the Saskatchewan Amateur and Mid-Amateur Championships in Humboldt from July 15-18.  

During Monday’s Humboldt City Council’s Executive Meeting, the monthly Protective Services report was discussed.  

With the snow melting in April, that led to more people outside moving around and according to the Community Safety Officer’s report, more traffic complaints.  

There have been several complaints regarding vehicles located at Water Ridge Park until 2-3 am.  

There are growing concerns from firefighters in Saskatchewan about proposed changes to The Construction Codes Act from the Saskatchewan Government that would allow municipalities to dispose of derelict buildings by burning them down.  

As a part of its annual maintenance program, SaskPower will be inspecting nearly 120,000 wood poles across the province. 

The inspections will happen between May and October.  

Also, crews will be testing approximately 10,000 overhead rural transformers and install wildfire protection equipment on 800 poles in high-risk areas in the north.