A long-time member of the Melfort Legion has been presented with a significant honour. Bob Ellis received the Quilt of Valour, an honour started back in 2006 amid the conflict in Afghanistan. "In 2006, three soldiers based out of Edmonton were recovering in an Edmonton hospital from injuries they suffered while se...

The Melfort Mustangs will welcome the Nipawin Hawks to the Northern Lights Palace on Friday for the final time this season.Nipawin has the edge in the season series so far; however, the Mustangs enter the game on a 12-game win streak and are trying to track down the Hawks in the final weeks."I think it comes down ...

The Town of Hudson Bay will not require a byelection for councillor. Landon Sealey was elected by acclamation on Thursday and becomes the newest councillor in Hudson Bay. As a result, a by-election will no longer take place.- cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com

Police investigators have now identified 24-year-old Julian Kitchener from Shoal Lake as a suspect in a shooting on Red Earth Cree Nation.Carrot River RCMP have charged Kitchener with one count of discharging a firearm with intent, as well as aggravated assault.While Kitchener has been identified, he has yet to be loca...

Public Works crews in the city of Melfort have been busy tackling a series of issues over the past couple of weeks. It began with the significant snowstorm that hit Saskatchewan a few weeks ago, and subsequent snow since then. Another major issue is a water main break on the 100 block of Stovel Avenue East. Director o...

The City of Humboldt will have a new look at their old hospital site. The long-vacant site has been sold to a developer who has plans to turn it into rental units. Humboldt's Marketing and Development Manager Jarrett Delbridge told northeastNOW the property had been listed for a while. "The developer reached out a...

RCMP in Humboldt are investigating an attempted trailer theft. Police were called to the attempted theft of a cargo trailer from a construction site on the west side of Humboldt on Wednesday. Suspects cut the trailer hitch lock and towed it a short distance before it was abandoned in the middle of a street. Anyone with...

A province-wide survey has determined strong public support for maintaining or increasing investment in arts and culture.The findings by Insightix are being released by the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) ahead of the upcoming provincial budget on March 18.Among the survey's findings was 86 per cent of Saskatchewan re...

Carrot River RCMP are investigating a shooting on Red Earth Cree Nation.A man was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening. The investigation determined a grey Chevrolet Impala approached the victim and a firearm was discharged, injuring the man. It's believed there were two people in the vehic...

The challenge of finding school bus drivers is a wide-ranging issue. That is the case for Horizon School Division, as the bus service company they contract, Southland Transportation, is offering a bonus of up to $1,000 for new drivers. The drivers will serve areas like Raymore, Wynyard, Punnichy, Wadena, Kelvington, an...

The two-time defending SJHL champions will get a chance to make it a three-peat.The Melfort Mustangs officially punched their ticket to the postseason Tuesday night, with a 3-1 road win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves. The victory marked Melfort's 12th straight."Definitely wasn't pretty. There were times where I thou...

The City of Melfort is reminding residents to obey all signage during snow removal and other operations. "Our crews have recently experienced vehicles driving past barricades and entering active work zones," a city social media post stated. "While we understand everyone is trying to get where they need t...

The Melfort Mustangs will look to pick up their 12th win in a row Tuesday night, when they travel to La Ronge for a rescheduled contest with the Ice Wolves.Melfort is coming off a weekend sweep of the league-best Flin Flon Bombers, which included the Mustangs handing Flin Flon their first home loss of the season."...

The Nipawin Fire Department was called out to a rollover south of Codette Monday night. The single vehicle crash happened on Highway 35 just before 7:30 p.m. "Snow was heavy at the time making visibility difficult," the department said on its social media pages. The lone occupant of the vehicle was uninjured....

Parker Bleich of Nipawin has signed with the Tisdale Trojans and will turn his focus to the U18 AAA hockey ranks next season.Bleich, 15, is a product of the Nipawin Minor Hockey Association and most recently the Northeast Wolfpack U15 AA organization. The Trojans announced last week that the Saskatchewan U18 AAA Hockey...

After a slow February, the Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) was kept busy as the calendar flipped to March. They were called to a two-vehicle crash in Nipawin just after lunch on Sunday. One driver was taken to hospital by EMS as a precaution. It marks the 11th motor vehicle collision response by the NFD this year. The ca...

RCMP in Nipawin are looking into the placement of homemade tire deflation devices around the community. Police were called Sunday morning about the devices on several streets within Nipawin, and at the entrance to the RCMP detachment parking lot. RCMP immediately patrolled the streets in Nipawin and areas around other ...

The Nipawin Hawks and Melfort Mustangs dominated the Players of the Month list in the SJHL for February. The SGEU MVP of the Month is Nipawin's Mason Karakochuk, after an impressive 12 goals and 12 assists in just 12 games. Teammate Eric Hoiness is the Bourgault Forward of the Month for February, with five goals and 15...

The North East School Division (NESD) has allocated part of its surplus to go toward vehicles of all kinds. The board has approved the allocation of $1.5 million to bus fleet renewal, and $200,000 to vehicle replacements, from unrestricted accumulated surplus. NESD guidelines state that an unrestricted surplus should b...

Two local fire departments responded to calls on the weekend. The Melfort Fire Department (MFD) was called to reports of an occupied vehicle in the ditch south of the city Saturday morning. They performed traffic control and helped the person out of the vehicle. The MFD also assisted with a patient at the hospital whil...

The Hawks were swept in their season series versus Yorkton after Friday's 7-2 rout of Nipawin in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) play.The loss was the Hawks fourth in a row away from the Centennial Arena and Nipawin has now dropped to 13 wins and 13 losses this season including two of those at Westland Arena.Y...

The Melfort Mustangs accomplished something on Friday that they hadn't yet been able to do all season.Melfort hosted the league-best Flin Flon Bombers and defeated them, doing so by a 4-3 score."Obviously, a big win, a huge one for the team, and one that we've had marked on our calendars since we last saw them, be...

The best senior curlers in Saskatchewan are in Tisdale this weekend.The Tisdale Curling Club is hosting this year's men's and women's Masters Provincial Championships."It's always exciting to bring in new folks from different clubs and kind of showcase our facility. There are some really good curlers in this field...

The two best teams in the SJHL, at least recently, will faceoff twice this weekend in a home-and-home set.Beginning in Melfort on Friday, the Mustangs will play host to the top-ranked Flin Flon Bombers, before the pair of teams head back to Northern Manitoba on Saturday."It's a big weekend for us, no doubt about i...

City of Melfort crews shifted their focus from snow removal on Friday after a significant water main break. The incident happened Friday morning on the 100 block of Stovel Ave. E. The block has been closed for much of the day, and crews have attempted to channel some of the water to drains along Main St. Conditions may...

A fundraiser being held in Melfort Friday night is geared toward family. Family Music Night is being held at the Historic Post Office from 7 to 9 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30. Historic Post Office Advocacy Group director Elaine Tremblay told northeastNOW it will be a chance to have some fun for a good cause. "...

A man on the run from police for over a month after a violent home invasion on Muskoday First Nation has been arrested.Chance Smith, 27, appeared Friday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court and was remanded to next Thursday for a possible bail hearing.According to information shared by police he was arrested at a ...

It is a must-win matchup for the Hawks Friday in Yorkton as Nipawin tries to catch up to the Terriers.There is just five games left for the Hawks on the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) schedule, and up to the second seed is open for the taking between the Hawks, the Battlefords, Yorkton, and Weyburn, who are a...