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Burgers to Beat MS Day celebrated across Canada

A&Ws all across Canada are donating $2 from every teen burger sold for Burgers to Beat MS Day today.Included in the fundraising efforts at the A&W location in Humboldt, they are hosting a conc...

Aug 18, 2022

Jason Holtvogt to run ultra-marathon for second year in a row

The second annual 4x4x48 ultra-marathon will be run by Jason Holtvogt, once again, to help raise money to find a cure for diabetes.Last year's original run was inspired by his daughter Aubree, who was...

Aug 16, 2022

Layne MacGillivray wins 2022 Battle of the North Championship

Layne MacGillivray's passion for chuckwagon racing was in full showing this past weekend at the 2022 Battle of the North Championship in Dawson Creek, B.C.The Melfort-born racer won the five-day event...

Aug 15, 2022

Problem dogs are impetus behind RM bylaw

Dogs that have been a continual problem and are going into neighbouring yards is the reason the RM of Porcupine Plain adopted a bylaw this spring that allowed a landowner to shoot the dog if needed. R...

Aug 15, 2022

Local baseball products win bronze at Canada Summer Games

Team Saskatchewan managed a bronze medal finish at the 2022 Niagara Canada Summer Games on Saturday, escaping with a narrow 6-5 victory over Team B.C.Among those who won a medal were four local athlet...

Aug 14, 2022

NorthEast Red Sox end year with provincial title

The NorthEast Red Sox are the 2022 Tier 3 AA provincial champions.This marks their second provincial title in the past five seasons.Team Member Lane Gerwing told northeastNOW it was a great feeling fo...

Aug 13, 2022

Melfort Spirit finish season top ten in Canada

The U15A Melfort Spirit girls softball team is among the top ten best teams in the country.After winning the provincial title back in July, they travelled to Saskatoon this past weekend to compete at ...

Aug 12, 2022

Jared Bednar talks cup win, bringing it back home

Jared Bednar is a Stanley Cup champion.While born in Yorkton, the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche was raised in Humboldt, the place he calls home.This past weekend he was able to return, Stanley ...

Aug 10, 2022

Melfort RCMP has new staff sergeant and detachment commander

Darren Simons is the new staff sergeant and detachment commander for the Melfort RCMP.Simons has 32 years of experience as a Royal Canadian Mounted police officer, as well as having served some time i...

Aug 10, 2022

Melfort Chamber seeking new executive director

The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) is looking to hire a new executive director.Cam Lee, who has been the executive director since April 2021, is leaving the organization for a new ...

Aug 09, 2022