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NIPAWIN — Nipawin’s newest detachment commander Sgt. Terry Posnikoff is a returnee to the community where he started his career over two decades ago. “Nipawin is home for my wife.

CARROT RIVER — A 19-year-old woman from the Carrot River area died from a two-vehicle collision between a car and a school bus three miles north of Carrot River on Highway 23.

Back in the 1700s a man named Samuel Johnson said: “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.

LAC LA RONGE INDIAN BAND — One-hundred-and-forty-four Grandmother’s Bay residents have chosen to evacuate their homes due to heavy smoke conditions from the GMB01 fire.

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin is once again requiring medical notes for staff needing sick time – something that was suspended with the COVID-19 pandemic.

New cases (July 16) New Active Humboldt area (Central East 1) 0 1 Kelvington-Punnichy area (Central East 2) 1 2 Nipawin area (North East 1) 0 5 Melfort area (North East 2) 0 1 Tisdale-Hudson Bay area (North East 3) 0 0 Vaccinations (July 16) Vaccine

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin has issued a temporary water restriction and is advising town residents to restrict water usage as much as possible.

HUMBOLDT — A sense of fun and adventure unites the stories told by the Humboldt and District Museum’s latest set of exhibits. Stories of Humboldt: Chapter 4 features tales from Humboldt’s beginning in 1903 to 1982.

As Saskatchewan faces a double whammy of hot temperatures and wildfire smoke, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is asking citizens to take precautions.

MELFORT — In response to the heatwave, Melfort has extended the hours at Spruce Haven Spray Park, opening at 10 a.m. daily and going from closing at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The spray park operates daily on a self-activated sensor system.