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A handful of law enforcement and Animal Protection Services officers were spotted at a residence on Swift Current's south side on shortly after noon on Tuesday. 

A duo of RCMP vehicles and four Animal Protection Services vehicles were parked outside the residence, located at the corner of 11th Avenue South East and Friesen Street.

Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan was unable to provide a comment at this time. 

Swift Current Online will provide more details when made available. 

After running wild on the score sheet, Swift Current Broncos forward Luke Mistelbacher has signed an amateur tryout contract with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.

He will join Iowa immediately.

The Steinbach native put up 42 goals and 51 assists to lead the Broncos this season. 

Mistelbacher finished 8th in Western Hockey League scoring.

The Wild are the American League Affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League.

Some trees are on fire on a farm north of Pennant.

The RM of Riverside Fire Department is at the scene of the blaze.

Reports to Swift Current Online say the fire is not threatening any buildings at the moment.

Local athletes were in Gull Lake this past weekend competing in the North Sectional Badminton Playoff. 

Over a dozen SCCHS athletes brought home medals and will be moving on in the season. 

Swift Current's Michael Liu secured first place in boys singles, while Hannah Riego came out first in girls singles, and Tinara Bowditch took silver in girls singles.

Demolition began on an old building on Swift Current's Second Avenue North West last week. 

The aging structure that was once Anderson Appliance Service has undergone work to tear down a significant portion of the building.

Andy Beattie, owner of Beattie Construction, noted that the basement was unrepairable.

He plans to tear down only the front section of the building to keep the shop at the back to use for his construction business. 

There will be a familiar face on the federal election campaign trail.

William Caton is running for the Liberal Party in Swift Current-Grasslands-Kindersley.

"We're so conservative where I live in the southwest corner," Caton said. "I really don't like (Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre)'s attitude about things or his policies. I just thought it was time to stand up and talk about the things that I thought are important."

With Easter just around the corner, chocolate is all the rage. In our household, it's good to make sure we're plenty stocked up of mini eggs, cream eggs, large chocolate bunnies(OK, this is my personal list). And of course, all the goodies the Easter bunny chooses to leave all around the house too.

But of course, that got me thinking about my own personal favorite when it comes to snack/junk food. Yes yes, I know 'junk food is bad.' But seriously, if you can't enjoy something from time to time, that's just not fair. You only live once. Have a bag of chips once in a while!

As we went into week number 2 of Egg my Office along with our friends at McDonald's in Swift Current, the lucky winners this week was Cliff and the staff at Stevenson Accounting!

When we spoke to Cliff, he was pretty excited to be bringing some goodies to the staff at Stevenson Accounting. "We wanted to appreciate our staff, they're working hard this time of year. Gives them a little break. It's nice to win something for once!" said Cliff, while pouring coffee for a few staff members.

Friends, family, Swift Current residents, and more can head downtown later this week for the spring Moonlight Madness event. 

Moonlight Madness is set for Thursday evening with some exciting in-store offers at downtown businesses, a chance to mingle, and later hours for extra shopping.

Kelsey Grose, owner of Farmer's Daughter Interiors & Design, noted that Farmer's Daughter will be set up for Moonlight Madness from around 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or possibly longer, depending on how busy it is.

A handful of Swift Current residents on Fifth Avenue North East have noticed a lack of running water on Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

The City of Swift Current is informing folks about a water main break on the 800 block of Fifth Avenue North East and Sixth Avenue North East.

Notices were left at the doors of affected residences, and crews are currently working on repairs. 

No street cosures are required, as the work being completed is in the alleyway. 

For more information, contact the City of Swift Current.