Swift Current Online Staff

Country 94.1 wants you to attend tonight's birthday bash with outstanding local music, door prizes, and a chance at $941... oh and did we mention cake?

The first 50 people to register at the party which opens at 7:15 p.m., held in the lower level of the Legion, will have a shot at the $941 prize.

Darrin Schwartz, lead singer of Tombstone Whiskey, Marcus Braun and his band, and Evan Baxter will provide the entertainment.

While enjoying the festivities, prizes will be handed out to the audience.

Prizes include.

A single vehicle rollover in downtown Moose Jaw late Thursday night has claimed the life of one person.

The collision on Main Street North between the 1100 and 1300 block occurred at approximately 11:49 p.m. 

Two other occupants of the vehicle were taken to hospital with one suffering serious but non-life-threatening injuries and the other being treated for minor injuries and has been released from hospital.

Outlook RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 15 yesterday in the RM of Rudy and have released details this morning.

An SUV and truck collided, and police attended the scene along with local fire and EMS. 

A passenger in the SUV was transported to a hospital and later declared deceased. She has been identified as a 69-year-old from Outlook and her family has been notified.

In the first six months of 2024, municipal Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) and Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Teams (STRT) removed more than 13,000 combined grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl from communities across the province.  

The special provincial policing teams also made over 45 human trafficking interventions, connecting victims with supports, laid almost 480 criminal charges, and removed more than $110,000 and 100 firearms from the hands of criminals.  

A Maple Creek company was fined nearly $10,000 earlier this year after being caught illegally importing pine logs from Alberta, risking the spread of destructive mountain pine beetles. 

According to a provincial release issued this morning, firewood, logging and sawmilling operation Landrider Trux Ltd., was reported to the Turn in Poachers and Polluters (TIPP) line in May. 

An electric three-wheel bicycle was reported stolen on Saturday morning in Swift Current, and City RCMP are investigating the theft.

A media release issued this morning stated that the lock on the bike was cut and the three-wheeler was stolen from the 600 block of 6th Avenue Northwest. Extensive patrols were made to locate it, with no success so far.

More than 100 charges have been laid in connection with a string of ATM and vehicle thefts across Saskatchewan, including an incident that occurred in Shaunavon. 

A Saskatoon RCMP officer responded to a report of an alarm at a business on the morning of Nov. 18, 2023, and arrived to see a severely damaged door and a heavy-duty chain.

**UPDATE**

The RCMP are reporting that Julia Koester has been found safe.

**Original post**

Moose Jaw RCMP received a missing person's report around 2 p.m. yesterday for a 24-year-old woman. 

Julia Koester was last seen on Aug.9 at approximately 7 p.m. on Thomas Street in Marquis, and RCMP state she may have travelled to the Assiniboia, Estevan or Buffalo Pound areas.

Swift Current's animal shelter has closed its doors to the public today and is expected to reopen tomorrow. 

The local SPCA posted on social media that due to unforeseen circumstances, there will also be a canine intake and adoption freeze, including walks, for the day.

Community members are encouraged to watch their social media accounts for updates as they emerge.

A former director of the Autumn House Independent Living Facility accused of being overpaid while working at the Gull Lake business saw her charge stayed by the Crown yesterday.

Tayler Hall was charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 on Dec. 27, 2023, following an investigation by the Swift Current Rural RCMP that alleged she was overpaid for hours worked and paid for hours not worked.