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A vehicle rollover near Lemberg resulted in a major drug and firearms bust on October 4.  

Melville RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover on Highway 22 west of Lemberg.  

An investigation determined that the driver was prohibited from operating a motor vehicle by court order for which he was arrested.  

Today is the final day  for anyone to enter their name as a candidate for either mayor or councillor. 

Candidates have until 4:00 pm to hand in their nomination forms.

Thursday is the final day for any candidate to withdraw their name from consideration from either mayor or councillor. 

Civic elections in Saskatchewan will be held on Wednesday, November 13. 

The always anticipated Gallery Members Show and Sale has opened for another year at the Humboldt and District Gallery. The show highlights the work of Gallery member artists in a wide variety of media. There are portraits, landscapes, abstracts, nature studies, photos, fabrics and many more creative treats for the eyes. 

The exhibition opened last week with the members’ reception last Saturday, October 5.  

Wilburn Sargunaraj, world traveller, musician, and now author, made a return to Humboldt for his book launch. Exploring CQ (an abbreviation for cultural intelligence) is Wilbur’s creation that interprets the framework of exploring elements of cultural intelligence by telling stories of his own encounters.  

The Humboldt Broncos emerged from the weekend taking five out of possible six points following a three game in three-day stretch that included a home and home set with the Kindersley Klippers and a Sunday matinee contest in Yorkton.  

Friday result: Kindersley 3 Humboldt 2 F/OT  

A blustery and rainy Saturday wasn’t a deterrent to the group sinking shovels into the soggy soil at the Memorial Site for the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy.  

Members of the 2017 – 2018 Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee and Broncos family members gathered on Saturday morning, October 5, for a ceremonial sod turning to mark to official beginning of the construction phase at the site.  

Beginning today, October 4, work will begin on repairs on the Dana Access Road just off of Highway #2. 

The RM of Bayne along with the Department of Highways are partnering together for the project.

Work is expected to last for approximately for a week. 

The road will remain open during the construction, but traffic will be reduced to 40 km/h in the work zone. 

Carlton Trail College is joining three other provincial colleges in expanding its outreach to international students.  

A press release from umbrella organization Saskatchewan Colleges outlines that an international student recruitment and admissions partnership was established between multiple regional colleges under the umbrella of Saskatchewan Colleges in October 2021. 

With this year’s harvest heading into the home stretch, the northeast area which includes Humboldt has the most amount of crop remaining in the field.  

Harvest progress now sits at 81 per cent, which is the same as the five-year average and greater than the 74 per cent 10-year average. 

Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP are looking for details about a break and enter that happened in Watson. 
 
The incident occurred on the 100 block of 2nd Street NE sometime between 1:00 pm on September 10 to 11:00 am on September 13.

Multiple items were taken from a residence. There were no injuries from the break and enter.