Humboldt Journal

Prepare to hear some noise from your cell phone. On Nov. 25 at 1:55 p.m. in Saskatchewan, a public alerting test will be conducted. The tests are being done all across the country except for Nunavut.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt RCMP have charged a 22-year-old Muenster man in connection to racist graffiti spraypainted on the walls of some Main Street businesses in September.

EAST CENTRAL — When COVID-19 first hit, Verona Thibault wanted to be pragmatic about keeping communities strong in the face of the health orders that have affected businesses.

MELFORT — The Melfort Mustangs have announced they are postponing two games against the Battlefords North Stars due to a COVID-19 exposure. The games were planned for Friday, Nov. 27 in Melfort and Saturday, Nov. 28 in North Battleford.

TISDALE — Playing for the U18 AA Beardy’s Blackhawks last winter helped Jacob Cossette make the transition to the AAA level with the Tisdale Trojans this season.

HUMBOLDT — Luke Spadafora is thrilled to be finishing his junior hockey career in Humboldt – where it started. Seventeen games into his rookie season, 2018-19, with the Broncos, the Calgary product was traded to the Melville Millionaires.

Halloween and All Saints Day have come and gone.

Each year, about half of Canada’s food supply goes to waste. Fields of produce are plowed under due to cancelled orders; tomatoes destined for pasta sauce fall off conveyor belts and never make it to store shelves. That might be about to change.

Long drives and wait times for mail in Saskatchewan First Nations and remote communities could improve under a new plan.

EAST CENTRAL – The North East School Division election has been complete for this upcoming council term.