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The delicate and precise art of flint knapping was the focus of a workshop on Saturday June 24 at the site of Original Humboldt. The art of fashioned sharp tools and weapon heads is being kept alive by Masters student and Indigenous knowledge keeper Gabriel Marchand. Marchand has been in Humboldt previously with a demonstration put on at the Humboldt and District Gallery earlier this spring. 

SaskPower announces a planned power outage for resident north of Bruno on Wednesday, June 28. The outage is scheduled rom1:00pm to 2:30pm affecting customers in rural area northeast of Bremen.

As well, an outage from 1:00 - 5:00 pm will take place on June 28 affecting rural customers in an area south of Dafoe.

The outages are necessary for system maintenance, and SaskPower thanks customers for their understanding. 

Hundreds of people packed the Uniplex grounds for a sensory experience that only the area’s Filipino community could provide. The Humboldt Music and Food Festival, in celebration of Filipino Heritage Month, delighted the crowds on Saturday and Sunday this past weekend. The street fair style celebration hosted a wide variety of food vendors, serving favourites such as pancit noodles, grilled pork belly, charcoal barbecued skewers and much more.  

Canada Day celebrations abound in east central Saskatchewan. To kick off our Canada Day Countdown, we stop at LeRoy Leisureland, home to this year’s Canada Day Celebration put on by the LeRoy and District Recreation Board and Leisureland.  

There’s free entrance to the park and swimming area all day. Smokie on a bun and a drink will be available for $5.  

A warm summer night on Main Street in Watson was the perfect backdrop for Street Fest, the annual musical gathering put on by the Watson Fire Department. The festival went on Friday, June 23.  

It was a busy weekend on area ball diamonds with tournaments in Humboldt and Muenster.  

RCMP have located and arrested 33-yeear-old Mervin Poorman, charged with failure to stop after an accident resulting in death. The victim was a child who was declared deceased at the scene.

Poorman was taken into custody on June 23 in Cold Lake, Alberta

The  fatal hit and run took place on the evening of June 22 
on George Gordon First Nation. 

It's unknown when Poorman will be returned to Saskatchewan and when his first court appearance will be.

Officers would like to thank the public for providing information which assisted with the investigation.

SaskPower will be heading into the summer season evaluating wooden power poles for decay or structural faults. The annual undertaken is under way in some parts of the province. In Humboldt, the process will go from July through October. 

Saskatchewan RCMP is concerned about the growing number of homicides, marking a repeated trend of growth over the past few years. A statement from Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes acknowledges the three new murder investigations undertaken in the weekend from Friday, June 16 to Sunday, June 18, 2023) 

With Files from Nolan Kowal

On June 19, 2023, Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes arrested an adult male in Russell, MB in relation to the death of 61-year-old Bentley Baumung of Calder, SK. Bentley Baumung’s family has been notified of his death and victim services have been offered to them.

48-year-old Curtis Sokoloski from Calder, SK is charged with: one count, second degree murder, Section 235(1), Criminal Code; and one count, indignity to a body, section 182(b), Criminal Code.

He is scheduled to appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on June 20, 2023