Local News

HUMBOLDT — Motorists should expect construction on Peck Road from Fourth Avenue in Humboldt to Highway 20 for the next two to three weeks. Construction crews are improving the road by clay capping it.

HUMBOLDT — The Saskatchewan Sheep and Development Board (SSDB) will be hosting the National Grasslands All Canadian Classic at Humboldt’s Uniplex in late July. The Canadian Classic showcases efforts of the sheep farming industry across the country.

MELFORT — Due to an unexpected complication with a retaining wall, the budget to replace the sidewalk on the north side of the Northern Lights Palace went up by around $40,000 Melfort council voted in favour of the increase at its meeting on July 9.

HUMBOLDT — Those taking Highway 5 from 102nd Street to a point approximately six kilometres east can expect delays on the morning of July 9. From 9 am to 12 pm, a large building will be relocated, blocking traffic in both directions.

This morning at approximately 4:50 a.m., Kerrobert RCMP were called to a collision scene on Highway 21, approximately one mile north of the Coleville access road. A northbound vehicle entered the east ditch and rolled.

On July 5, at approximately 10:26 p.m., Spiritwood RCMP report they attended the scene of a two-vehicle collision on the intersection of Highway 3 and 12 near Shell Lake.

The Friday Night Territorial Drive Farmers Market kicked off its second year of operation with a grand opening event Friday night. The market runs on Fridays throughout the summer from 4 to 9 p.m. next to Splish Splash.

CNW - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is pleased to coordinate the extension and expansion of Canadian police deployments to Ukraine.

EAST CENTRAL — Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the entirety of east central Saskatchewan, including Humboldt, Tisdale, Melfort and Nipawin.

On July 5, 2019, North Battleford RCMP responded to a complaint regarding a deceased male found in a residence on the 1500 block of 100 th Street in North Battleford.