Blaine Weyland

The summer sizzler parade will soon be back in Humboldt, and this year it's bringing the magic of Disney. It should be a celebration the whole community won’t want to miss. 

Humboldt Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) will be overseeing the event. This will come after they organize the Santa Claus Parade during the Moonlight Madness.

Another successful Tim Hortons Smile Cookies campaign is in the books here in Humboldt. 

During the week, $ 27,207.75 was raised from the Smiles Cookies, with the proceeds going towards the Humboldt District Health Foundation (HDHF). 

On Monday afternoon, Tim Hortons presented a cheque to the HDHF. 

It was a Riderville revival last year as Head Coach Corey Mace was able to inject a cultural change, leading the Roughriders to a second-place finish in the West with a 9-8-1 record along with a home playoff game.  

This year, the expectations will be heightened for the green and white as they try and win the first Grey Cup since 2013.  

Quarterbacks: 

There will be a road closure on Main Street in Humboldt this Monday (May 12). 

The section between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue will be closed to traffic. 

A closure is needed to complete a planned water main repair.  

The City of Humboldt apologizes for any inconvenience and thanks residents for their patience.  

Seeding season is underway in Saskatchewan as the province’s Ministry of Agriculture has released the Crop Report for April 29 to May 5. 

According to the report, 18 per cent of the 2025 crop has been planted which is above both the five-year average (2020-24) of 10 per cent and the ten-year (2015-24) average of 12 per cent.  

Saskatchewan is grappling with a fast-growing measles outbreak, now part of a larger resurgence of the disease across North America, according to Dr. Saqib Shahab, Chief Medical Health Officer for the Ministry of Health. 

As of May 7, 27 confirmed cases have been reported in Saskatchewan since March 14, with more than half—15 cases—emerging in just the last week. “Our case numbers are rising rapidly,” Dr. Shahab warned during a briefing on Thursday. 

Day 2 of the 2025 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft was held on Thursday. 

Following Kash Elke being selected by the Moose Jaw Warriors in the first round on Wednesday, two of his teammates from the U15 AA Humboldt Broncos were also selected.

The East Central Red Sox AAA 18U squad started the season off on the right foot with a convincing 12-2 win over the Saskatoon Giants. 

Cade Armstrong and Graydn Wilson led the way at the plate, both players picking up a pair of hits and knocking in three runs each.  

Blake Morelli also had two hits for the night.  

The first round of the Western Hockey League’s Prospects Draft unfolded on Wednesday night and Lanigan’s Kash Elke was selected in the first round (18th overall) by the Moose Jaw Warriors. 

This past season, Elke was the captain of the U15 AA Humboldt Broncos, leading the team in goals (33) and in points (66).  

He also played six games with the Tisdale Trojans of the Sask. U18 AAA Hockey League and picked up four points (2G-2A) and appeared in a pair of playoff games. 

With the summer heat blazing, the Humboldt Broncos began the preparation for the 2025-26 season as they held their spring camp on the weekend at the Elgar Petersen Arena.  

Over 130 players attended the camp, travelling as far as British Columbia and the United States as they all try to make an impression on the Broncos coaching and scouting staff.