Local News

NIPAWIN—A good set of special teams can make the difference between winning and losing in the playoffs. The Nipawin Hawks were the benefactors of that theory in Game 2 against Humboldt.

NIPAWIN—Michael Grant played the overtime hero by scoring a power play goal 2:33 into double overtime, giving the Nipawin Hawks a 3-2 overtime victory over the Humboldt Broncos.

MELFORT—The Melfort and District Museum is interested in acquiring a 1912 Canadian Pacific Railway caboose.

Two of the three suspects charged following a search of a Winder Cres. residence in March were in court again April 3.

Navigating the new world of legalized cannabis in Canada was on the minds of local business people and employers at the Don Ross Centre on Wednesday.

RCMP have arrested two suspects in connection to a vicious assault in the city that has sent a man to hospital. Charged are 27-year-old James Graham of North Battleford, and 37-year-old Dallas White, also of North Battleford.

Saskatchewan’s population is on the rise. As of January 1, 2018, Saskatchewan’s population was estimated to be 1,169,752, according to Saskatchewan.ca press release on March 22.

Herb Sutton presented his monthly community safety report last Monday night to city council, and there was no shortage of items he had to deal with on his watch over the past month.

A warm day kept the fish away. That was the dilemma facing Lucien Lake Regional Park, as they hosted their annual ice fishing derby in Middle Lake on March 17.

TISDALE—The popular brainchild of a former Tisdale resident is making the leap from live-action to animation. Brent Butt’s Corner Gas Animated will air on the evening of April 2 on the Comedy Network.