Blaine Weyland

A popular lending program will return to Saskatchewan this summer.  

The Regional Park Pass Lending Program will return once again. Between June 16 and September 15, 2025, anyone with a valid library card can borrow a pass from any Saskatchewan library and enjoy a seven-day loan period with free access to nearly 100 Regional Parks within the province.  

On the heels of bear sightings within the city of Regina and more recently in Biggar, a bear has been spotted within our region.  

The Village of Drake released a notice that a black bear was spotted south of Drake early Monday morning (May 26).  

The Rural Municipality of Kelvington No 366 has issued a fire ban effective as of 3:00 pm on Monday, May 26.  

In the opinion of the Rural Municipality of Kelvington No. 366, an extreme fire hazard condition exists within the municipality.  

*Update Tuesday May 27*

Calvin Paquachan has been located safe. The investigation continues

Rose Valley RCMP are trying to locate a potential occupant of a rolled vehicle on Grid Road 2121 at the Pipestone Creek Bridge about 7 kms north of Highway #49. 

The Humboldt Hurricanes Soccer teams struck gold on the pitch this weekend at the Sask Cup Rural Provincial Championships held in Humboldt.  

It was nearly a clean sweep for the Humboldt squads with plenty of strong showings. 

The U19 team won gold following a 3-2 victory over the East Central Soccer Academy. Also, Liam Zimmerman was named the U19 Tournament MVP.  

The 18U AAA East Central Red Sox ended up at .500 through their four games on the weekend in a pair of doubleheaders.  

On Saturday, the Red Sox swept the White Butte Bronco earning a 5-2 win followed by a15-2 victory.  

In the first game, the Red Sox were trailing 2-1 into the sixth inning before they exploded with four runs led by singles from Blake Morelli, Jaxon Schleper, and Jacob Trann.  

The Marysburg Royals suffered their first loss of the season in the Saskatoon Senior Baseball League but were able to bounce back quickly as they went 1-1 in their doubleheader against the Saskatoon Dodgers on Sunday. 

In the first game, the Dodgers picked up a 5-3 win over the Royals. In the loss, Nick Anderson and Tom Hooker each registered a home run.  

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.