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It will be a busy day of football on Saturday in Ponoka.

Todd Lewis, head coach of the PeeWee and Bantam Broncs, says they have a full day planned.

"Not only are the PeeWee Broncs and the Bantam Broncs kicking off but also the Senior Broncs are kicking off all on the same day. It's never happened in our program's history before."

Lewis mentioned that the teams will be hitting the field with a grand entry.

Plenty of storms have been seen in the southeast corner, pumping rain and bringing winds, but one brought something a bit more serious to the area.

A tornado touched down on Wednesday near the community of Langbank, just north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park around 4:52 p.m.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Natalie Hasell says that so far damages aren't known for the area.

Harvest continued to move along in southeast Saskatchewan, despite some precipitation coming to the region last week. The latest crop report from the provincial Ministry of Agriculture showed the southeast has 77 per cent of the crop in the bin. This is ahead of the five-year average of 66 per cent, and the 10-year average of 67 per cent.  

Not all areas are as far along, however.  

Strathmore RCMP provided a policing report on crime in the town during a town council meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 18).

The report, which is available on the Town of Strathmore's website, laid out the results of several programs and crime statistics between April 1 and June 30 of this year.

Weyburn's Chief of Police and Police Commission Chair are confident in the recent appointment of Sergeant Shane St. John to the role of Deputy Police Chief of the Weyburn Police Service. 

St. John, a long-serving member of the Weyburn Police Service, will officially assume his new role effective immediately, bringing extensive experience to the position.

It was 40 years ago that Mayor Scoop Lewry’s drive to beat Regina morphed into an integral tool we use to this day to help solve crimes. 

When Crime Stoppers was introduced in Saskatchewan, Lewry was determined to get the program before our Queen City rivals. Moose Jaw created its program in 1984, one day before Regina, making it the oldest program in the province. 

Cloudy with a chance of rubber ducks is the forecast for the Blackfalds region next weekend.

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Lacombe and District will be hosting its first annual Rubber Duck Drop Fundraiser on September 28 at Sterling Industries Park (soccer pitch).

The event will take place from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., with the duck drop taking place at 2 p.m.

Executive Director Brianna Berthiaume explains that 1,000 rubber ducks will be dropped out of a helicopter and whoever's duck lands closest to the target will win half of the money raised.

Motorcycles will be roaring down Main Street as the Moose Jaw Cycle Association’s 36th annual Toy Run is taking place on Saturday. 

Bikers are invited to bring a new toy or cash donation that will go to support the Salvation Army and their Christmas hampers. 

Canada’s two major railway companies are returning to normal operations after a labour disruption in late August brought rail shipments to a halt. 

Members of the Teamsters Rail union were locked out by their employers on Aug. 22, affecting both the CPKC and CN rail lines. The dispute was resolved later that day with the Minister of Labour’s decision to refer the matter to binding arbitration. The Teamsters union had issued a 72-hour strike notice effective for Sept. 26, which was nullified by the binding arbitration process. 

The Town of Diamond Valley is going to auction.

Well, not the town per se, but some of the town's equipment.

You can pick up a dump truck starting at $7,000 or a backhoe for $4,000.

They also have some snow-clearing equipment and a 2004 GMC Sierra 3500 truck with a plow and sander for only $3,000.

Go to the town's website for more information.