Humboldt

Lunch time music lovers braved the wind and the smatterings of rain for the first downtown barbecue on Thursday, presented by the Humboldt and District Museum in aid of the Historic Water Tower.  

The cooks nestled behind the Museum, seeking shelter from the ‘storm,” but they kept cranking out delicious burgers.  

The Melfort RCMP received a report of theft from the RM of Pleasantdale.

Over the past while, approximately 30 road signs were recovered along the side of road, and they had been removed from the posts that they were attached to. An exact timeline of when they were removed is not known but it was over the spring.

The cost of replacement and installation of these signs is quite high and the removal of road signs poses a risk to the motorists using the roads.

A beautifully calm and clear evening for baseball last night at James Korte Field in Muenster as the East Central AAA 18U Red Sox made short work of the Saskatoon Diamondbacks in a 10-0 shutout in 5 innings.  

The Red Sox overpowered the D'backs at the plate with Cade Armstrong leading the way. Armstrong went four for four with a double and a trio of singles. Jarret Rude, Carter Dosch, Pryor Dyck and Marek Yeager all contributed with multiple hits on the night.  

The paths for a trio of Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawk football players are about to branch off. Last month they enjoyed one final experience as teammates as members of the North squad in Football Saskatchewan’s Senior Bowl.    

Easton Ottmann (running back), Matt Schuett (defensive line), and Mason Bunko (offensive line) were the three representatives from Humboldt that took part in the annual All-Star game.      

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the provincial Government Trustee Bargaining team once again reached an impasse in their lengthy contract negotiations. This leads to another round of work to rule sanctions beginning in schools on Monday. 

A report into how Mounties responded to a mass killing and manhunt in Saskatchewan has found some communication problems but nothing that significantly impacted the outcome.

Police captured Myles Sanderson three days after he killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon.

Sanderson, 32, died of a cocaine overdose shortly after he was taken into custody.

On Thursday, RCMP released a report, conducted by Mounties in Alberta, assessing the police response in 2022 and recommending improvements.

Muenster School student Mackenzie Kuervers has a lot to celebrate these days. Not only is she graduating this June, but she’s also bound for the U of S Agriculture and Bioresources College via way of St. Peter’s College in Muenster. To top it off, much, if not all, of her tuition will be covered for her first year and her subsequent three years through the Peter Lewochco Bursary, presented to Mackenzie by the University of Saskatchewan. 

Emergency responders are at the heart of any community’s well-being and security. Well known Watrous business figure and community leader Ron Ediger wants to make sure everyone in the Watrous area knows that.  

It’s why he’s sponsoring and hosting the Watrous and Community Awareness Day on Wednesday, June 12 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The event takes place on the STARS emergency service landing lot near the corner of Highway 365 and 8th Avenue East in Watrous. The event is sponsored by Ediger’s business, Melron Services.  

A jury is to start hearing evidence today in the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the border protest at Coutts, Alta.

Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arrested after RCMP found a cache of guns and ammunition in trailers in the tiny border community in February 2022.

The two accused, who have been in custody since they were arrested, are also charged with mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

They are to officially enter pleas before the Crown gives an opening statement.

A Canadian Second World War veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago will be presented with France's highest decoration in a ceremony in Vancouver today. 

Joseph Vogelgesang, who is 99 years old, went to France along with 14,000 other Canadians, in what would be the start of the liberation of Western Europe. 

A statement from the Consulate General of France in Vancouver says Vogelgesang will be decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour to acknowledge his contribution and bravery in the liberation of France.