Blaine Weyland

Two Saskatchewan RCMP police vehicles were damaged this week after being struck by a pair of impaired drivers in two separate incidents.  

Fortunately, no one was injured.  

With their two-week residency in Saskatoon now completed, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will hit the road for the first time in 2025, travelling to Winnipeg for a preseason matchup against the Blue Bombers on Saturday afternoon. 

On Friday, Saskatchewan released their depth chart for tomorrow’s game.  

The Roughriders depth is already being tested before the green and white begin facing an opponent.  

Seeding is nearly three quarters complete in Saskatchewan, currently at 72 per cent, a 23 per cent increase from last week, according to the latest Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture. This marks an increase from the five-year average of 60 per cent and the ten-year average of 64 per cent.  

Progress was delayed over the last seven days due to rainfall in the east and southern regions.  

A female teenager has been arrested after Prince Albert Provincial General Investigation Section (GIS) located a Black Jeep that was responsible for a fatal collision with a pedestrian on Highway #11 on Tuesday morning.  

The Black Jeep was located on the Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation on Wednesday (May 21).  

The 15U AAA East Central Dodgers squeaked out a walk off 7-6 victory against the Saskatoon Expos last night.  

Sawyer Pollon knocked in the game winning run with a single in the bottom of the seventh inning.  

Reid Griffith picked up the win on the mound for the Dodgers.  

The 15U AA Watrous Lakers picked up an 8-5 win over the 15U AA East Central Dodgers on Wednesday night in Humboldt. 

Daxton Hoppenreys led the Lakers at the plate with three hits, a pair of RBIs and two runs scored. Jayce Lockie also had two RBIs.  

For East Central, Dryden Knittig, Hunter Korte, and Kade Comfort each had two hits.  

Watrous stormed out of the gates, picking up four runs through the first three innings.  

The Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP are investigating an incident that saw jewellery stolen from a local residence.  

Sometime on Friday, May 16, between 9:30-5:00 unknown suspects broke into the residence and stole jewelry out of their jewelry box inside the home. 

A picture of the missing jewellery is located above.  

The 16U Men's Humboldt Chaos Volleyball Club will be competing against the some of the best teams in Canada as a part of the Youth Nationals in Edmonton. 

Today the Chaos Volleyball Club will be in action with three games, they will face the Barn Owls Volleyball Club from BC, then they will square off with the Jr. Gryphons from Ontario, before they wrap up the first day of action against the Fort Sask Sonic VC from Alberta. 

To provide clarity and transparency around its ongoing support of the Humboldt Golf Club, the City of Humboldt hosted an information night on Tuesday evening at the Uniplex. The event drew residents to learn more about the city’s financial involvement with the golf club and the long-term plans to ensure its sustainability. 

City Manager Joe Day addressed attendees and explained the rationale behind the city’s decision to partner with the Humboldt Golf Club during a period of financial hardship. 

Class is now in session for the new Lanigan School. 

On Tuesday, students and staff walked inside of the trailblazing facility that will soon house all the students in the community. 

Principal Jeff Stroeder says there was plenty of enthusiasm for the first day.