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The U15A East Central Wolverines are competing in Softball Saskatchewan U15A Provincials in Prince Albert this weekend.

On Friday they play against the Saskatoon Lasers at 10:30 am.

On Saturday, they face the Regina Royals Elite at 9:30am and the Moose Jaw Ice at 5:30pm.

The top 3 teams at Provincials advance to the Canadian Championships in Quebec in the middle of August.

The 4th and 5th place teams advance to Westerns in Battleford at the beginning of August.

There are 17 teams competing for the top spots this year at U15A Provincials.

There has been a major water main break effecting Jubilee Dr and Centennial Cres in Humboldt.

As a result, the water will be shut off at 6:00pm.

The City of Humboldt apologizes for the inconvenience.

The Humboldt RCMP is asking the public’s assistance in identifying an individual responsible for a theft that occurred in the 2000 block of 8th Avenue in Humboldt.  

On Monday, July 15, the Humboldt RCMP received a complaint that a theft occurred at a business in the city. The incident occurred at approximately 9:10 pm, with numerous items stolen. Attached in the article is a photograph of a person of interest in the investigation.  

Twenty-two community and municipal projects can proceed thanks to the new round of funding through the Targeted Sector Support initiative. Funding through the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program, directed via the TSS, will see $620,000 earmarked from the $1.5 million annual allotment.  

Last week’s hot and humid conditions gave way to thunderstorms and a subsequent cooling trend in east central Saskatchewan. By the weekend, residents of Humboldt, Watrous, Wadena and surrounding areas can expect a return to skyrocketing temperatures and humidex values.  

Environment Canada weather expert Natalie Hassel says the surface and upper-level ridges that ushered in the early July heat are redeveloping, and that means more hot weather.  

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed July 14 to 20 as Saskatchewan Parks Week, featuring fun, themed activities for visitors in anticipation of Canada's Parks Day on July 20.  

SaskPower has announced that there will be a planned power outage today, Tuesday July 16, affecting customers in Pilger, Middle Lake, St.Benedict, Fulda, the west side of Lake Lenore and surrounding communities. 

The outage is scheduled to last between 1:00-5:00 pm. 

SaskPower thanks their customers for their cooperation and understanding.

SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the TransGas block valve site, which is located within the RM of Spalding and west of Highway #6 and near the Village of Spalding.

Flaring will take place between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday July 16. 

Residents and drivers in the area may see a 40-foot flame being emitted from the flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure.

Following a deportation order issued to Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the trucker found responsible for the devastation in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent residence status returned.  In May, that status was revoked along with the deportation order.  

Sentenced to 8 years in prison at a court proceeding in Melfort, Sidhu was sentenced to 8 years in prison but was granted full parole last year.  

There are more than 90 regional parks across the province. Each park is unique, and offers different amenities, that can include camping, swimming, boating, fishing, sports grounds and golf courses. All regional parks were developed by volunteers, and they are getting a funding boost from the provincial government.