Blaine Weyland

On Wednesday and Thursday, Combined Traffic Services Section (CTSS) hosted a two-day check stop on Highway #11 in Chamberlain.  

CTSS units from RCMP Rosetown, Meadow Lake, Maidstone, Martensville, Melfort, North Battleford, Fort Qu’Appelle and Lanigan along with units from both the Saskatoon Police Service and Regina Police Service and the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol.  

During the check stop, over 3,000 drivers were stopped.  

The Marysburg Royals shut out the Saskatoon Hoppers on Thursday night, picking up a 9-0 victory. 

Joel Bauml, Jeff Marshak and Thomas Lessmeister all chipped in to keep the Hoppers off the scoreboard.  

Bauml got the victory, tossing five innings, allowing six hits with seven strikeouts. Marshak and Lessmeister each had a scoreless inning.  

A combination of warm and wet growing conditions has allowed crops to develop nicely around the Humboldt area according to the latest Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture, but producers have noted some uneven crop staging which is making fungicide timing difficult. Many producers are applying fungicides to crops given the recent environmental conditions. 

It will be a Western showdown with first place in the division on the line at Mosaic Stadium on Friday night when the Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-0) host the Calgary Stampeders (3-1). 

The minimum wage is going up in Saskatchewan on October 1.  

It will be increased to $15.35.  

An indexation formula is used to calculate the province’s minimum wage, which gives equal weight to changes to the Consumer Price Index and Average Hourly Wage for Saskatchewan. 

It appears that the 2025 edition of the Summer Sizzler was a smash hit.  

Partnering up with Living Skies in the final weekend of June, it was a big crowd at the Uniplex grounds.  

Around 3,000 people attended the festivities of the Summer Sizzler throughout the weekend, which is an increase from the prior year. The attendance numbers don’t include the spectators at the Living Skies Festival. 

It was a close one last night in Muenster, but in the end, the East Central 15U AAA Dodgers edged out the Saskatoon Expos 10-9. 

Sam Jenkins drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Jenkins led the Dodgers at the plate with three hits and drove in four runs.  

The Expos opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with three runs. The Dodgers replied with two runs in the bottom of the third inning.  

From their latest update on Wednesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says that a fire ban will be issued at 8:00 am on Thursday, July 10, encompassing the area north of the provincial forest boundary, up to the Churchill River.   

The ban is being issued due to high fire activity and extreme fire risk.  

It’s not a DeLorean, but a car formerly owned by Humboldt resident Dan Torwalt will be travelling back in time on the big screen.  

His old Rambler will soon be appearing in the movie “November 1963”, which is currently filming in Winnipeg. The movie focuses on the Kennedy assassination and the crime groups involved. 

Torwalt said he originally bought the car back in 2007 in a real estate listing transaction.  

A member of the Humboldt Hammerheads will be competing against the top swimmers in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 

Aidra Angelstad is heading to Winnipeg to compete in the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Summer Swimming Provincials Championships.