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A Weyburn couple gave birth to a baby girl at the Weyburn General Hospital recently, one of only a handful to have occurred since the maternity unit closed. Thomas Prince and his wife, Lincy George, had come to the hospital the evening of May 26.

HUMBOLDT — A three party altercation in Humboldt saw two people charged. On May 22 at 4 pm, Humboldt RCMP were dispatched to an address in the 700 block of Main Street, which is the area between Seventh Avenue and Highway 5.

HUMBOLDT — A burgundy-coloured CCM mountain bike was stolen from behind a restaurant at Quill Centre. Cst. Geoff Applegate of the Humboldt RCMP said they were called to the scene in the morning of May 31.

Group home is permitted regardless of council decision, question now is how many children

Submitted by the War Amps On June 6, 1944, Toronto’s Allan Bacon was one of thousands of Canadians to arrive by boat on the shores of Juno Beach in Normandy, France.

Submitted by Saskatchewan RCMP Since expanding province-wide in mid-April, we are happy to report that the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network has reached a milestone: 10,000 subscribers (10,341 as of today, to be exact).

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