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SaskPower announces a planned power outage for rural customers east and northeast of Watson.

The outage is scheduled for today, October 1, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The outage is to accommodate system maintenance. SaskPower thanks customers for their understanding. 

The Great Pumpkin decrees it every year at this time. 

Saturday, September 28, it’s time to head out to the Pilger Pumpkin Festival in the warm and inviting village of Pilger. 

The big pumpkin weigh in starts at 2 pm at the Pilger Community Hall, so load up the trailers and flatbeds with your best pumpkin produce.  

That 2 pm deadline also applies to all judged goods like pumpkin carvings and those delicious pumpkin pies.  

With a week of sunshine and hot temperatures through much of the province, harvest is back on track. However, the rains that preceded the latest summer stretch delayed harvesting, the Ag Ministry outlines in its latest crop report for the period from September 17 to 23.  

October 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and the Saskatchewan Health Authority has recognized the day and its intent by reaffirming its commitment to advancing the TRC’s Calls to Action.  

The Humboldt Hammerheads swim team finished their season off with their awards ceremony.  

Here are the award winners. 

Most Improved Female 12&U- Serenity Moorman 

The results are in for the HCAA pre-district cross country meets held yesterday, October 25, at the Carlton Trail Ski Club at Dixon and the Wynyard Golf Course.  

In the Dixon meet, the St. Brieux school team came out on top with the low score of 9 points, while HCI and Muenster tied for second with 10.  

Meanwhile results from the Wynyard meet had Wynyard Comp on top with 5 points, Strasbourg in second with 8 and Lanigan Elementary in third with 9.  

With the municipal election approaching, workers will be needed on election day. 

The City of Humboldt are looking for individuals to serve as Deputy Returning Officer and Poll Clerks

Residents must be 18 years of age and are available on election day. 

An email address is needed for communication to election workers.

The deadline to sign up as an election worker is October 10. 

With winter just around the corner, the Highway Hotline has made changes to update the public on road conditions for winter.   

The updated language is also more consistent with neighbouring provinces, which will make using the Hotline easier for people traveling across western Canada.   

A joint release from the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the Canadian Union of Public Employees is sounding the alarm over what they call the disturbingly high rates of workplace violence and harassment in Saskatchewan schools. This comes after the release of a study by University of Ottawa researchers that reveal the widespread instances of physical and verbal violence experience in Saskatchewan school.  

The hunt for a suspect involved in a string of robberies across east central Saskatchewan came to an end in a field following a chase with RCMP. 

Joseph “Joey” Desjarlais, age 34, was wanted in robberies near Naicam, Humboldt and in Yorkton. Multiple RCMP units were involved in the hunt for Desjarlais when a report came in about a presence in the Fishing Lake First Nation area.