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Tuberculosis found in person who was at Melfort McDonald’s
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed that there's been a case of tuberculosis in Melfort. An email to northeastNOW from the SHA didn't say specifically where the case was in the city,...
Aug 19, 2020
'We let our guard down:' Star City Colony on lockdown after spike in COVID-19 cases
The minister of the Star City Colony admits COVID-19 moved through the colony fast without most people even knowing they had it. The province singled out the colony during Wednesday's daily briefing a...
Jul 31, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Gronlid man pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking charges
A Gronlid man pleaded guilty in Melfort Provincial Court to charges stemming from a lengthy wildlife trafficking investigation. 64-year-old Randall Wehrkamp pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of wi...
Feb 10, 2020 Sixty-four-year-old Randall Wehrkamp pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of wildlife, possession of wildlife for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking in wildlife, improper record keeping, as well as firearm-related charges. (Ministry of Environment)
City of Melfort ‘furious’ about Crokicurl damage
The City of Melfort is asking the public if they can assist in identifying what appears to be two men who vandalized the Crokicurl rink on Friday. A Facebook post under the title 'City of Melfort feel...
Jan 01, 2020 Do you know who these two are? The City of Melfort believes they may be responsible for damage to the Crokicurl rink. (Submitted/City of Melfort)
88-year-old man killed in crash with air seeder near Naicam
An 88-year-old man was killed Friday when the truck he was driving collided with an air seeder. The crash happened just north of Naicam on Highway 6. The operator of the air seeder was sent to hospita...
Dec 02, 2019
Saskatchewan’s oldest person and Melfort resident turns 112
The oldest person in Saskatchewan is now 112. Reita Fennell of Melfort is celebrating yet another birthday Wednesday. She is the second oldest person in Canada. Fennell said in her 112 years she has c...
Nov 20, 2019 Melfort's Reita Fennell turned 112 on Nov. 20, 2019. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Train collision near Melfort results in minor injuries
Three CN crew members suffered minor injuries in a collision between two trains on the weekend south of Pathlow. The hamlet is about 20 kilometres southwest of Melfort. According to a Facebook post fr...
Oct 15, 2019
Australian rabbi tours Saskatchewan
An Australian rabbi spent time travelling Saskatchewan to promote Jewish traditions this August. Rabbi Mendel Super and his colleague Rabbi Eli Citron met with Jews in small centres without a large Je...
Sep 03, 2019 The Congregation Agudas Israel synagogue and community centre at 715 McKinnon Avenue. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Victims speak out at Broncos trucker's sentencing hearing
The widow of the late head coach of the Humboldt Broncos delivered a powerful message Tuesday as she gave her victim impact statement in a Melfort, Sask. gymnasium converted to serve as a courtroom. "...
Jan 29, 2019 Darcy Haugan (left) and Logan Schatz, (right) were among 16 people killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018.
Sentencing hearing begins for trucker in Broncos crash
The father of one of the young men killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's expecting an emotional few days in court at the sentencing hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu. Scott Thomas' son Eva...
Jan 28, 2019 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu stands outside Melfort provincial court after pleading guilty to all charges in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on Jan. 8, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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