Estevan

UPDATE - 4:00 p.m.:

The Swift Current Rural RCMP have located Tammy Peck and declared that she is safe. 

Anyone who may have posted her likeness on social media is asked to please remove the images from circulation.

ORIGINAL STORY - 1:50 p.m.:

The Swift Current RCMP are hoping to get more info on a person who went missing and may be travelling eastwards.

Tammy Peck was reported missing from Swift Current and was last believed to be in the city on the 28th at 6 p.m.

The U18 AA Estevan Brewers emerged victorious at the U18 AA Tier 1 provincial tournament over the weekend. The win qualifies the team for the Western Canadian Baseball Association Championship, scheduled for August 15-18.

Coach Jeff Kuchinka praised the team’s dedication and spirit. “We just have a great group of kids. They all show up every day ready to work, and we’re just having fun all year long.”

Gardeners hoping to get more yield from their plants are likely aware they need to encourage pollinators, such as bees, insects, birds, and even wind or water. 

Pollination is the process of moving pollen (male) from the anther in one flower to the stigma (female) in another flower of the same species. The act of successful pollination produces fertile seeds. According to Gardening experts at the University of Saskatchewan, while some plants are self-pollinating, almost all flowering plants need to be pollinated by a winged creature.

Despite a late start to seeding, harvest operations are starting to get underway in the Prairies.

Precipitation which delayed seeding activity this spring was welcome in some of the drier areas, while some areas of Manitoba were impacted by too much rain.

The extreme heat with highs into the 30s is now impacting crop potential in some areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan reducing yield and quality expectations.

Getting this year's hay crop cut in top condition has been a challenge across the prairies.

The heat over the last couple of weeks is resulting in a decline not just in crops, but in hay quality as well.

Hay conditions have been slowly declining since we started seeing the higher temperatures with many days hitting well into the 30's.

Estevan organizations are getting some extra money as Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan has dispersed $1.16 million in charitable gaming grants for the first quarter of 2024-25.

That goes towards a number of organizations, totaling 750 across the province and dozens in the southeast.

Mervyn Gilbertson
1943 - 2024

The family of James “Mervyn” Gilbertson of Regina, SK, previously Forget, SK, beloved husband of Sharon Gilbertson (Richaud) sadly announces his passing on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Regina, at the age of 81 years. 

As per Merv’s wishes, there will be a private family and friends Celebration of Life on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Stoughton and District First Responders, Box 282, Stoughton, SK S0G 4T0.

Robert "Bob" Cranna
1949 - 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert William "Bob" Cranna on July 26, 2024, at the Regina Pasqua Hospital Palliative Care Unit after a heartbreaking battle with cancer.  

Several drive-off gas thefts occurred over the weekend, prompting police to investigate an uptick in these incidents. Sergeant Tyler McMillen explained that while this is not a common occurrence, it does happen.

“We periodically get gas drive-offs, and the majority of them are cases where cards didn’t work at the pumps or similar issues,” said McMillen. “In many instances, we can contact the registered owner if we have the plate. They are usually good about coming to clear them up.”

Last Wednesday, the RCMP’s Criminal Incident Response Team served a search warrant at a home in Alida in connection with an investigation into a series of break-ins in that community earlier this year. At the time of the warrant being executed, the RCMP advised of an increased police presence, and that two people had been taken into custody – a woman, and a male youth.