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It's going to be all hands — and wheels — on deck at the Kindersley Elk's Hall on Monday night at 6:30 for the Kindersley All-Wheel Park & Recreation Area annual park meeting. 

A house fire on a rural property near D’Arcy, Sask., led to one minor injury and the loss of several animals, according to Kindersley Fire.

Crews were dispatched to the scene just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, where a single residential structure was reported to be on fire. While all occupants had evacuated safely, initial reports indicated that multiple animals were trapped inside.

Kindersley Fire responded with multiple units and was joined on scene by EMS, RCMP, SaskPower, and SaskEnergy.

One individual sustained minor injuries and was treated on scene by EMS.

The Saskatchewan RCMP has released its updated Most Wanted list, highlighting offenders across the province considered to pose a significant threat to public safety — including several individuals with ties to west-central communities.

The list, updated monthly based on the Crime Severity Index, includes individuals with active warrants whose last known locations span from Swift Current and Cabri to North Battleford and Rosetown.

Radio stations and media outlets across Saskatchewan came together last week in a show of unprecedented solidarity, raising more than $680,000 to support wildfire evacuees during the first-ever Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Wildfire Evacuees.

The province-wide radiothon aired June 12 across more than 60 stations and digital platforms, collecting $680,345 in donations for the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Saskatchewan Wildfires Appeal. That total is expected to climb, as donations continue to come in.

Some areas of the prairies have received some rain over the past few days, but the weeks of hot, dry weather have had an impact on crops, hay, and pastureland. 

With the dry conditions across so much of the Prairies, there's been an increased concern about grasshopper infestations.

Dr. Meghan Vankosky, a research scientist in field crop entomology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, says grasshoppers could be shaping up to be an important story again this year.

Farmers across the G7 are confronting unprecedented pressures as the world faces overlapping geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges. Inflation, high interest rates, and continued fallout from recent financial shocks have destabilized farm economies. At the same time, trade disruptions, and fractured supply chains are compounding uncertainty in the agricultural sector. Meanwhile, the impacts of climate change—more frequent droughts, floods, and extreme weather—are threatening productivity and straining rural infrastructure.

UPDATE 2: North Battleford RCMP have announced there is no longer a heavy police presence in the north-west area of the city, and that there is no immediate threat to the public.

UPDATE: North Battleford RCMP currently have a heavy police presence in the north-west section of the city and believe the suspects to be within the area.

RCMP in North Battleford are searching for four suspects following the theft of a vehicle early Monday and a possible weapons offence.

A Sunday fire response out of Kindersley saw local crews quickly jumping into action to stop a blaze in a local field.

Dispatched Sunday morning at 11:15 AM, firefighters responded to an open-area fire involving wildland/brush/grass at the base of a power pole located on Township Road 280 and Highway #21.

Multiple units were involved at the scene as the fire grew up to a 1/2-acre in size, being extinguished before it could get any bigger as the fire team brought the situation under control. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.   

Dakota Buttar is still on top of the Canadian standings after a second-place finish at the PBR Ottawa Classic.

Maple Creek's Jared Parsonage won the event with a total ride score of 175 across two events, Buttar finishing second with a ride score of 169.5. That extra half point was just enough to edge Jake Gardner who finished third, currently chasing Buttar for first in the national standings.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders arrived in Hamilton for Week 2 of the CFL season riding the high of a 31-26 win against Ottawa, and maintained their perfect start with a strong second half effort for a 28-23 win over the Tiger-Cats on Saturday night to improve their early season record to 2-0.