Humboldt Journal

Two important issues were brought up during the Dec. 11 council meeting. Director of Public Works and Utilities Peter Bergquist announced a 2.31 per cent to 2.

A Melfort councillor is saying the city’s proposed 4.6 per cent increase in civic taxes in its first draft of the operational budget is too much and should be closer to inflation. Coun. Trent Mitchell said at the Dec.

Carrot River will be hosting a rodeo next summer. An event sanctioned by the Kakeyow Cowboys Rodeo Association will be held at the Carrot River Valley Sports Grounds Aug. 18 and 19.

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With marijuana legalization coming for July 2018, federal and provincial governments are in discussion over who is getting what.

A Melfort resident is celebrating a $100,000 lottery win. Kerwin Edgington has won a free play from a previous LOTTO 6/49 draw, so when he got the ticket at the Rexall Drugs, he decided to add an extra dollar to get the EXTRA.

It was a day coffee drinkers in Tisdale were waiting for: the grand opening of the new Tim Hortons. The franchise had a soft opening Dec. 1 but had the official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 6.

Melfort council approved a capital budget with almost $4 million in spending – if they receive the grant money they applied for – that includes money to replace around a mile of sidewalks. Rick Lang , Melfort’s mayor, said after the Dec.

An attempted murder charge against a Tisdale man has been stayed, meaning the crown is discontinuing the prosecution.

The Nipawin Hawks head into the Christmas break on a high as they knocked off the La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-0 in the Hawks’ final Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League game of 2017. The Dec.