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A local rural municipality saw the most notable calls looking inside the June 16 Biggar RCMP report. Of 27 total occurrences, the RM of Eagle Creek seemed to steal the show according to local Staff Sgt. Dereck Crozier.

"Our volunteer First Responders were kept busy with a single vehicle rollover on Hwy 376 through the area, when a 15-year-old from Asquith practicing driving with her mother panicked at the wheel and ended up in the ditch." shared Crozier to start the report.

A special opportunity to focus in on what the Town of Kerrobert has to offer took place back at the start of June.

Shortly after their official launch as a group, the Kerrobert Growth Investment Cooperative invited residents in for a chance to hear from their Board of Directors, and also a special guest speaker in business commentator and analyst Paul Martin on June 5.

The Sun West School Division shared some of the individual accomplishments of their athletes representing the West Central Athletics Association at track and field provincials in Moose Jaw June 6-7.

Nearly a week after a pipe bomb was found and safely dismantled in a Lloydminster backyard, RCMP continue to investigate the incident.

The device was discovered on the morning of June 12 in the backyard of a home on 41st Street near 49th Avenue. Police quickly secured the area and called in the Alberta RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit, which confirmed it was a functioning pipe bomb and rendered it safe.

Rats... I'm Cooper Douglas, and I'm wallowing in the Oilers defeat.

For a second straight year the Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions, and also in a repeat of last year, they took down the Edmonton Oilers on home ice in Sunrise, Florida to finish the job.

It's a tough day for Oilers fans, and anyone who thought the cup was coming north.

It's also a great day for people cheering against the Oilers. 

Residents near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border are being urged to keep an eye on the skies Tuesday, as conditions continue to build for severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, and even a tornado or two.

A cold front and warm-sector trough are pushing southward through the Prairie provinces, drawing moisture into southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The result? A recipe for strong storms, particularly in areas from Medicine Hat east through Maple Creek, Hannah, and Oyen.

Forecasters expect thunderstorms to develop late in the afternoon.

There is less than a week left to vote for Rosetown's all-inclusive playground project to receive funding in the form of a $25,000 grant. 

The Kinsmen Club of Rosetown knows the funding would mark a major step towards Phase 2 bringing various amenities and even a new piece of play equipment. It's one of several submissions in the SandBox Mutual Insurance Communities at Play Grant contest closing June 23, and you can cast your vote using the link below:

Saskatchewan’s 2025 tornado season is off to a quieter but active start, with three of the first five confirmed twisters touching down in West Central Saskatchewan — including the province’s first two of the year.

According to the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP), weak tornadoes were confirmed near Cut Knife, Coleville and Hepburn between June 2 and June 14. All three have been assigned preliminary EF0 ratings, the weakest on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with no damage reported.

Court proceedings were brief in Kindersley on June 17, with several matters adjourned and only a handful of cases resolved.

Four cases were postponed to July 8, while nine others were adjourned to July 15.

A youth matter was also moved into July, with defence counsel indicating they expect to be ready to set trial dates at that time.

The smell of burning rubber, kicked-up dust, and high-octane fuel filled the air this weekend at Flatlanders Speedway in Kindersley.

Joseph Chiliak, a racer at Flatlanders, was happy with the turnout of both fans and cars.

“Oh, it went awesome. We had a little over 40 cars across all the different classes. Great turnout from the fans, and the show went super smoothly. It was a great weekend.”

Chiliak had some success on the track himself, getting the chance to drive two different cars—without needing to call the tow truck.