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HUMBOLDT — A fundraising effort for a $20,000 surgical microscope used to insert tubes into the ears of child patients has been launched by the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation.

Canadian dollars were the "dirtiest and most dangerous currency in the world."

MELFORT — Kevin Nagy never left his daughter Jayda's side for 12 days. The Melfort 14-year-old was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a condition where the body's immune system turns against its liver.

NIPAWIN — Other than deliveries by MTN Disposal, the Boreal Area Regional Waste Authority Inc. (BARWA) has temporarily closed landfill closed access to household waste due to a fire on the site.

MELFORT — Residents of Cairns Avenue East in Melfort have petitioned and successfully opted out of the addition of sidewalk, curbs and gutters to a block of the subdivision.

NIPAWIN — Within the Town of Nipawin, the average taxable assessed value for residential properties is $101,600, and the average taxable assessed value for commercial properties is $208,000.

The province has reported a single death in the North East zone. Provincial health officials said June 15 the person was in the 70 to 79 age group. As well, the province reported two cases of Delta variant COVID-19 in the North East zone.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt RCMP have made public a new lead in connection with a break-in at a Humboldt jewelry store.

HUMBOLDT — An effort to build a playground and pickleball court in Water Ridge Park received a $90,000 boost. The project received the donation from the Federated Co-operatives Limited’s Co-op Community Spaces program.

New cases (June 14) New Active Humboldt area (Central East 1) 0 8 Kelvington-Punnichy area (Central East 2) 1 15 Nipawin area (North East 1) 0 13 Melfort area (North East 2) 0 2 Tisdale-Hudson Bay area (North East 3) 0 9 Vaccinations (June 14) Vaccin