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It was a "lights out" week in Minnesota for Macklin native, and Calgary Flames first round pick Cole Reschny. 

Reschny was one of 44 players invited to the showcase as part of Team Canada's list of hopefuls for the 2025-26 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, and it's hard to argue Reschny wasn't the headliner at the annual summer showcase after he led Team Canada in points.

The Saskatoon Berries won a pair of home games against the Medicine Hat Mavericks this past weekend, Saturday's 14-10 win officially putting the Berries in the Western Canadian Baseball League record books with the most regular season wins all time, Sunday's win putting an end to the regular season with playoffs set to begin on Wednesday.

August got off to a wet start after intense rain over the weekend, after what was a relatively dry July around West Central.

It's been very variable, according to Environment Canada Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga, as over the last 72 hours Outlook saw 17.9 mm, nearby Elbow a little higher a 21.3 mm, while Kindersley and area received anywhere in and around the 15 mm mark.

On the high end of that spectrum, we did see reports of local flooding, according to Climenhaga.

Doug Steele has continued to work towards a solution on issues at Sask Landing. 

The Cypress Hills MLA was able to visit the provincial park with Minister of Parks, MLA Alana Ross. Together, they were able to observe the issues firsthand and begin planning solutions. 

"We put our heads together, and there are some plans that are coming down the pipeline shortly," said Steele.

The Saskatchewan RCMP is renewing its call for public assistance in the disappearance of Irene Scherban, a Hudson Bay teenager who vanished 50 years ago and remains missing.

Irene was 16 years old when she was last seen in the early morning hours of Aug. 2, 1975, outside her family’s home in Hudson Bay. She would be 66 years old today.

Her disappearance remains under active investigation by the RCMP’s Historical Case Unit (HCU), which continues to treat the case as suspicious.

RCMP in Kindersley are asking the public for help identifying a suspect who spray-painted security cameras at a local business Tuesday night in what officers are calling a deliberate attempt to disguise their identity.

In a recorded statement, Staff Sgt Andrews said the incident happened between 9 and 9:30 p.m. at the NAPA Auto Parts location on 12th Avenue.

According to police, someone driving a grey pickup truck approached the business and used orange spray paint loaded into a water gun to obscure the cameras.

Week 4 of our Celebrate Summer Photo Contest highlighted the incredible wildlife, big and small, that we often spot along highways or right in our own backyards.

Congratulations to Scott Carey, this week’s winner, for capturing a striking photo of a merlin perched gracefully in a tree.

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos, your entries continue to impress and inspire!

Minus a few missed interceptions — the Saskatchewan Roughriders dominated in every facet of Saturday's 34-6 win against the Montreal Alouettes. 

After winning AAA junior championships in 2021 and 2022, Tier 3 provincials in 2023 and Tier 4 provincials in 2024, the Unity Cardinals climbed the ladder once again this year entering Baseball Sask Tier 1 AA Senior Provincials in Saskatoon. The Cardinals were in the tournament among some of the provinces top senior level talent and made it to championship Sunday but ultimately fell short to end what was otherwise a terrific weekend for the team out of West Central Saskatchewan.

A complaint of theft and fraud was included in the Biggar RCMP's July 21 report.

"A faulty marine service appointment saw an individual from Saskatoon end up not too happy. The complaint came after the owner of a boat motor had sent his property to the location in question for repairs, later claiming fraud and theft as he returned to the area to collect with other information being given"