Peavey Mart has implemented a nationwide shutdown, with liquidation sales beginning over the weekend, signalling the dire situation the company is facing. It has obtained creditor protection, ...

Contemporary facilities like the Northern Lights Palace and Kerry Vickar Centre draw the crowds in Melfort. But it’s a 112-year-old building on Main Street that stands out as one of the city’s most ...

Former Melfort Fire chief John McDonald passed away on New Years Day. He was 72. A beloved husband, father, and grandfather, McDonald was born and raised in Melfort. His laugh, quick wit, the stories ...

SaskEnergy has launched Share the Warmth Days. Events across the province are highlighting local organizations who offer “warm shelter, food, clothing and mental health services to those who need it ...

The recent arrest of an alleged drug trafficker from White Fox is further evidence of Saskatchewan’s rural drug problem. The 43-year-old woman was arrested just before Christmas in Nipawin. A search ...

A revamped Suncrest College program could help alleviate healthcare staffing challenges in the Melfort region. The college’s Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) program, based at Suncrest’s Melfort campus ...

I recently reached the age of agedness. I have managed to maintain my life on Earth for 65 birthdays. As I like to say, “the longer you live, the older you get.” A ridiculous saying that happens to be ...

Rumour has it there’s a girls night out coming to Star City and the feature band is…Rumour Mill. On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Melfort Arts Council is hosting the Girls Night Out Fundraiser to benefit ...

Barry Cavanaugh had good teachers growing up in Melfort, both at school and at home. He wasn’t the best student in school, he said, but he was encouraged to be his best. And his parents and ...

UFA Co-operative (UFA) has opened a new location in Melfort,. The outlet is a response to growing demand for petroleum products in northeast Saskatchewan, according to UFA. The agricultural supply ...

Denver Barkey was one of the last cuts for last year’s Canadian world junior hockey team. He gets a do-over next week. “I’m fortunate to get that opportunity again and I’ll put my best foot forward to ...

From Boxing Day to New Years Day, policing in Melfort was relatively light. The local RCMP detachment looked into 79 calls for service. The day after Christmas Day, a call came in from a Calgarian who ...