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The Humboldt Broncos Award Banquet is coming up this Friday April 14 at 5:30 PM at Jubilee Hall. The Social starts at 5:30 pm with supper and awards to follow.

Ticket prices are $15 ages 12 and up, and $10 for those under 12. 

Seating is limited, so call the Broncos ticket office to reserve your spot. 

The Government of Saskatchewan announced a $90,000 grant on April 3 to support research out of the University of Saskatchewan to study the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) and meningeal worm in woodland caribou and other boreal species. 

Through the grant, the University of Saskatchewan's Dr. Phil McLoughlin along with his team will study the population dynamics of deer in the southeastern part of the caribou range. 

The study will use radio collars and trail cameras, enabling the team to understand animal movements and develop a comprehensive transmission model.

Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP continue to investigate the theft of a pair of ATVs.

In mid January 2023, two ATV’s were stolen from a farm yard near Lanigan. One was a black and orange Polaris 1000 2 seat side by side. The other was a red Suzuki 750 quad.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP at (306) 682-2535 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

The timeless art of designing Ukrainian Easter eggs, pysanky, is a remarkable exercise in patience and vision for the artist. Deftly wielding their stylus combinations, artists Elsie Thoms and Elaine Kostuk gave a demonstration of the artwork on Saturday, April 1 at the Humboldt and District Gallery. Patrons gathered around and the duo explained the process as they worked. 

Punnichy RCMP is requesting the assistance of the public in locating 38-year-old Utin Shawn Machiskinic from Kawacatoose First Nation, who is wanted for charges involving assault and assault by choking or strangulation.

Utin Machiskinic is described as a 5’11” male weighing approximately 200 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. A photo of him is attached.

If Utin Machiskinic is seen, do not approach, and report sightings of him to police immediately.

SaskPower announces planned outage is scheduled on March  from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm affecting customers east and southeast of Meacham. Note: Meacham and all surrounding rurals will experience brief outages at the beginning and end of this timeframe.

SaskPower thanks customers for their understanding

At the regular Humboldt City Council meeting on Monday, March 27, Mayor Michael Behiel issued two proclamations, one of which was to declare April 6, 2023 as 2017-2018 Humboldt Broncos Day. 

A statement issued by the City of Humboldt notes that, in collaboration with representatives of the 2017-18 Humboldt Broncos Families, it is preparing a hybrid tribute of videos and on-line content to honor the 2017-18 Humboldt Broncos and all those impacted.

Humboldt Broncos goaltender Jared Picklyk has been charged with refusal to comply with a breath screening following an incident in Humboldt early Saturday morning.

 Provincial RCMP report that local RCMP received a call at around 1:25 am Saturday morning. They arrived to find a pickup truck driven by Picklyk had left the roadway and struck a house on 12th Ave. 

The incident occurred following the Broncos win over Nipawin in game five of their playoff round. 

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged a Muenster man with possession of child pornography offences. Members of the ICE Unit began an investigation into child pornography in February 2023 and on March 23, 2023, executed a search warrant at a home in Muenster, SK.

As a result of the police investigation, 53-year-old Jason Waldner was charged on March 23, 2023 with:

Two counts of Possession of Child Pornography contrary to 163.1(4) of the Criminal Code.

The Humboldt Broncos punched their ticket to the second round following a commanding 6-2 win over the Nipawin Hawks on Friday night. 

The two teams went neck and neck in the opening period with aggressive play.

At 4:07 in the second, captain Ethan Zielke broke the floodgates for the Broncos with assists from Matt Van Blaricom and Tim Kim. Xavier Roy and Daylan Wiegel followed up in the second.

Nipawin tried to get back in it late in the second, but Broncos opened up with another pair off the sticks of Roy and Cage Newans.