Humboldt Journal

Forty per cent of vehicle collisions in Saskatchewan happen at intersections, which comes out to 11,000 crashes in 2013. Out of those crashes, there were 47 deaths and injuries to more than 3,500 people.

No one likes to talk about it, but you hear about it all the time. A woman got beat up. A woman got raped. A woman got assaulted.

The Saskatchewan phenomenon known as Telemiracle is almost upon us once again and Kinsmen Foundation Inc. is already undergoing preparations.

ENGELE: Gertrude Christine May 1, 1920 – January 19, 2015 Mrs. Gertrude Christine (nee Zens) Engele of St. Mary’s Villa, Humboldt, SK, passed away at her residence on Monday, January 19, 2015. She was 94 years of age.

KALTHOFF: Sharon Sharon “Sherry” was born to Adolf and Alice (nee Loeffler) Lang on October 10, 1957 in Humboldt, SK. She grew up and attended school in Middle Lake. On February 15, 1975, Sherry married the love of her life, Myles Kalthoff.

THIEL: Alma Mary January 6, 1923 – January 14, 2015 The passing of Alma Thiel of Quill Plains Centennial Lodge, Watson, SK, occurred on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at her residence at the age of 92 years.

The shooting of 12 people that were in the office of the satirical cartoonist newspaper, Charlie Hebdo , was a horrible and useless killing.

When the Facebook communication between 13 male students from the Dalhousie University dentistry school first came to light, it made clear one thing: misogyny is still alive and kicking in our society.

It’s not a new topic, but it’s one that still brings up a lot of questions for people.

Local author Janice Dick was at the Reid-Thompson Public Library in Humboldt to talk about her latest book, Other Side of the River .