Rosthern Harvest Festival hosted on September 18-19
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative A tidal wave of water bears down on a hapless group of rubber duckies at the start of a rubber duck race hosted by…
Martensville extends negotiations over RM fire contract
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative City of Martensville councillors voted during their September 15 meeting to direct administration to continue negotiating a new fire services contract with the RM…
Martensville man facing child exploitation charges
A Martensville resident who had been incarcerated on child exploitation charges until several months ago has once again been arrested on similar charges. The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit…
Applications now being accepted for 2026-2027 School Playground Equipment Grant Program
Schools can once again apply for funding through the School Playground Equipment Grant Program until January 29, 2027. Introduced in 2025, schools can receive up to $50,000 in matched funding…
Crop Report for September 1-8, 2026
Widespread rainfall across the province over the past week stalled harvest operations. Harvest is currently 32 per cent complete, an increase of five per cent from last week. This remains…
City of Martensville council mulls public consultation strategy for new Transportation Master Plan
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative As the City of Martensville prepares to develop a new Transportation Master Plan (TMP) that will guide future road projects, residents and businesses will…
Martensville council approves $35K reallocation from Capital Budget for surveying, work at ball diamonds
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative City of Martensville councillors voted during their September 1 council meeting to re-allocate $35,000 to fund improvements and complete a topographic survey at the…
Classic and custom cars, trucks line up along Centennial Drive in Martensville during annual Show n’ Shine
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Sharon checks out one of the 175-plus vehicles parked along Centennial Drive in Martensville for the annual Show n’ Shine on Saturday, September 12.…
PSSD receives $10K grant to fund safeTALK program
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative For the second year in a row, the Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD) has been awarded a $10,000 grant for suicide prevention programming, which…
Hepburn Museum of Wheat hosts Threshing Day Sept. 12
By KEVIN BERGER, Local Journalism Initiative Using pitchforks, Zayne and Boden Letkeman feed the threshing machine during the Threshing Day demonstration on Saturday, September 12 at the Hepburn Museum of…