Humboldt Journal

HUMBOLDT — A Humboldt home has been broken into. Multiple items were stolen including jewelry, tools and clothing. Humboldt RCMP said they were dispatched to the home, located on the 700 block of 10th Street, on July 19 at 8:30 p.m.

HUMBOLDT — Pavement patching on Highway 5 near 8th Avenue and Humboldt Public School is planned to take place in September and October following the replacement of a water main.

HUMBOLDT — An online forum aims to allow commercial property owners to ask about why their property taxes have changed. The Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting a virtual event on Thursday, July 22 at 9:30 a.m.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt council approved a motion to apply for a federal grant, which if approved, Humboldt’s mayor, Michael Behiel, said would advance their Highway 5 corridor streetlight project by years.

NIPAWIN — Nipawin’s newest detachment commander Sgt. Terry Posnikoff is a returnee to the community where he started his career over two decades ago. “Nipawin is home for my wife.

CARROT RIVER — A 19-year-old woman from the Carrot River area died from a two-vehicle collision between a car and a school bus three miles north of Carrot River on Highway 23.

Back in the 1700s a man named Samuel Johnson said: “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.

LAC LA RONGE INDIAN BAND — One-hundred-and-forty-four Grandmother’s Bay residents have chosen to evacuate their homes due to heavy smoke conditions from the GMB01 fire.

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin is once again requiring medical notes for staff needing sick time – something that was suspended with the COVID-19 pandemic.

New cases (July 16) New Active Humboldt area (Central East 1) 0 1 Kelvington-Punnichy area (Central East 2) 1 2 Nipawin area (North East 1) 0 5 Melfort area (North East 2) 0 1 Tisdale-Hudson Bay area (North East 3) 0 0 Vaccinations (July 16) Vaccine