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HUMBOLDT — A pork producer with a location in LeRoy is giving $50,000 to the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation. HyLife presented the cheque outside of the Humboldt District Hospital on May 20.

A 42-year-old man charged with holding a girl against her will for four days at a remote cabin appeared again in Meadow Lake Provincial Court May 19.

UPDATE: Michael Jordan White has not been located in relation to the homicide of Todd Stone in North Battleford on May 13. As such, the Saskatchewan-wide warrant has now been extended into a Canada-wide warrant for the arrest of Michael White.

MELFORT— Melfort Campsite will remain closed for camping in the foreseeable future, the sites being utilized by essential contract workers who are operating in the area.

Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced on Wednesday the province has recorded its seventh death related to COVID-19, and an additional 21 cases have been confirmed.

MELFORT— In what Shaun Stewart, Melfort’s fire chief, is describing as “a very busy weekend,” the Melfort Fire Department responded to four field fires over two days. The department responded on May 17 at 11:54 a.m.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause no shortage of postponements, cancellations and changes in operations for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

After dealing with the closure of town facilities due to the pandemic, the town of Battleford is finally taking some steps towards safely re-opening.

A Saskatchewan resident in their 60s from the North region who tested positive for COVID-19 has died bringing the total number of deaths in the province to seven.

The English Fire at Fort-A-La-Corne continues to rage on, although there are hopes that the weather might co-operate later in the week. The fire has been increasing in size in recent days.