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NIPAWIN — A 41-year-old Nipawin man has been charged after police searched a Nipawin home and found drugs. The search was conducted at 10:05 am on June 4.

EAST CENTRAL — Nutrien is considering whether it should increase its potash production capacity by five million tonnes by 2023, then by another five million tonnes after that.

MELFORT — The Melfort RCMP is taking a different approach to connect with the community. After facing low turnouts at town halls, they decided to organize an open house and barbeque instead.

The latest public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights held Tuesday, June 4, generated more than $6 million in revenue for the province of Saskatchewan, bringing the current fiscal year’s total to approximately $8 million, following two

Submitted Seeding operations are mostly complete across the province, but there are a few fields still being seeded for green feed and silage. All six crop districts in the province are reporting that 99 per cent of the crop is in the ground.

EAST CENTRAL — Seeding operations are mostly complete across the province, but there are a few fields still being seeded for green feed and silage.

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Home Hardware has returned to local ownership. Dean Possberg and Perry Manz, along with a group of investors, brought the store and took control December 2018. They celebrated with a grand reopening on June 6.

Saskatchewan government says tax study uses flawed methodology

Submitted Lauren Brandle has won the University of Regina Circle of Scholars Award. Lauren’s admission average was 99.4 per cent - an impressive achievement and highest in the province.

A new agreement has been reached by the Government of Saskatchewan and the Government of Alberta to improve efficiency in the service rig industry.