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The Melfort Mustangs are heading into the playoffs, but not necessarily the way they wanted to be.

Tisdale will host the 2019 TELUS Cup West Regional. The best AAA midget hockey teams of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northern Ontario – and the host Trojans – will compete for the right to move on to the nationals in April 2019.

After the 25 cm snow fall on Sunday night, City of North Battleford crews have now completed the clearing of all priority 1 (arteries/emergency) and 2 (collector) roads.

Nipawin citizens wishing to run in the upcoming byelection can now pick up their nomination forms The forms are due March 20. Voting day is April 25, with advance voting April 18. The byelection is being held to fill the seat vacated by Ray Serack .

The Humboldt Medical Clinic received another new face this past month with the addition of Dr. Amteshwar Kapoor to their staff, including wife, Dr. Punashish Kaur Bhetia.

Crop insurance returns for Saskatchewan producers will remain steady through 2018, announced Lyle Stewart , the province’s agriculture minister.

Humboldt Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has a unique relationship when it comes to serving Humboldt and area.

The third time’s the charm for Ryan Meili. The Saskatoon Meewasin MLA is now the leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. Meili received 5,973 votes in the party’s leadership race. His competitor Trent Wotherspoon, the MLA for Regina Rosemont, received 4,860.

Humboldt’s MP isn’t happy with this year’s federal budget. “Never has a government spent so much to accomplish so little. Budget 2018 is a big disappointment,” wrote Kelly Block, MP for Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, via email. The budget, tabled Feb.

The City of Humboldt has been working on clearing priority one roads since the heavy snowfall that started March 3.