Humboldt Journal

Saskatchewan has inked a deal to send about 3,000 new road signs.

Saskatchewan is putting more money into fixing abandoned oil wells, a move it says will boost economic recovery by getting oil and gas sector workers back on the job.

The word “student” wasn't mentioned once in the federal Liberal government’s throne speech Wednesday, and young people were quick to complain that the effort to establish COVID-19 recovery priorities had passed them by.

HUMBOLDT — Rob Muench has decided not to seek a second term as mayor of Humboldt, but he said he is still considering running as a councillor in the next civic election. Muench made the announcement via Facebook on Sept. 23.

RM OF HUMBOLDT — A large multi-level barn west of Humboldt was lost after being engulfed by a fire. Humboldt RCMP said they are currently treating the investigation as an arson.

How will the COVID-19 pandemic and the government’s response to it, including budgetary, factor into the coming election? That question was posed to both NDP leader Ryan Meili and Sask Party leader Scott Moe on Sept. 22.

There is an increasing level of radicalization within Saskatchewan with regards to perception of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some going so far as to accost people in stores for wearing masks.

BRUNO — A biography drama based on the real life events of Bruno farmers Percy and Louise Schmeiser as they faced a lawsuit from Monsanto, called Percy, has been released nationwide.

NIPAWIN — It has been a project nearly 20 years in the making and many were there to celebrate as the ribbon was cut on the new water treatment plant in Nipawin.

TISDALE — Jamie Lynx, a 31-year-old Tisdale man, has pled guilty and been sentenced to 75 days in prison for a series of charges, including pointing a pellet gun at a neighbour during an argument. On Aug. 29, shortly after 1 a.m.