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The streets of Watson were bustling on Saturday with their Spring Into Watson event, a June staple that’s always well attended. 

Residents welcomed the early pancake breakfast sponsored by the Watson and District Museum. The Museum was open all day; watch for an upcoming story on their Sports Hall of Fame display. 

The town of LeRoy once again had a hit on its hands with its town wide garage sale and vendor day on Saturday. The pancake breakfast kicked things off early on Saturday morning, and by 11 am all the vendors had rolled in for their local business displays. Crafts of all types, baking, home goods and other merchandise were all part of the indoor display at the arena.  

Major ag dealer Youngs’ Equipment, with dealerships across the province including Watrous, announced a donation of $500,000 to Jim Pattison children’s Hospital Foundation (JPCHF). The donation is earmarked for the Provincial Pediatric & Critical Care Transport Team and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital.  

Original article by Brett Makulowich, May 22, 2024. Reprinted by permission of the University of Saskatchewan. 

Alex Hinz will officially receive his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (major in Agronomy, minor in Agribusiness) plus the Certificate in Precision Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) Spring Convocation on June 5. 

The results are in from the HCAA Track & Field District Championship held on Tuesday, May 28 at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex in Saskatoon.  

Almost 700 athletes took part in 5 age groups. The combined school finishes as of Tuesday have HCI in top spot with Wynyard Comp taking second and Strasbourg tallying third. 

Ten new marks were established, with Holdfast’s Hailee Woodhouse leading the way with four new records.  

The Government of Saskatchewan was named in a lawsuit revolving around the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, and lawyers for a group of families are in court to make sure the province remains named in the suit.  

The claim, made by five Broncos families involved in the suit, is that the government knew that the intersection where the crash occurred had sightline problems, but the province failed to do anything about it.  

The human remains discovered on Railway Avenue in Canora have been identified as William Neuman, who was reported missing to Canora RCMP on December 20, 2023.

His family has been notified and victim services made available to them.
 

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Canora RCMP, along with a forensic anthropologist and pathologist, are investigating a case of human remains on Railway Avenue of Canora.  

Humboldt/Lanigan R.C.M.P. are asking for the public’s assistance regarding a theft of a side by side in the Village of Muenster.

Sometime between May 12-19, 2024, a maroon Polaris Ranger XP 1000 UTV or “side by side” was stolen from a back alley on Main Crescent in Muenster. The matter is still under investigation by the Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP detachments.

SaskPower is working to improve the power system in your area.

In order to do the work safely, SaskPower needs to shut the power off for customers on the west side of Muenster - west of 2nd Ave & north of Main Street from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, on Tuesday, May 28, weather permitting.

For updates on this outage visit saskpower.com/outages.

SaskPower thanks customers for their cooperation and understanding. 

Saskatchewan RCMP is alerting the public to reports of text scams where individuals falsely identify themselves as the Saskatchewan Traffic Safety Bureau. The text message states that the person contacted has been captured speeding in a designated school zone. It says the person must click a link in order for them to avoid attending court.