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Drivers on the Trans-Canada Highway between Herbert and Waldeck may experience some delays.

Ongoing road work in the area, namely repaving, is causing delays as traffic is forced to slow in the work area.

The issue compounds itself at the 7 a.m. hour when the crews are rolling equipment into place. Reports of hour-long delays on what is normally a ten-minute stretch of the highway have been made to Swift Current Online. 

Other work being done in the area includes culvert installation, with equipment tunnelling under the highway.

Portions of southwestern Saskatchewan could be hit with some severe thunderstorms Friday night.

Environment and Climate Change Canada expects the system to also include strong winds and sizable hail in localized instances. 

Christy Climenhaga, a scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the storms may pack the largest punch around the Cypress Hills and Kindersley area.

Police are looking for information after a truck was stolen from a shop in Pennant. 

This morning, the Swift Current Rural RCMP received a report that someone broke into a shop around 6:00 AM.

A truck, chainsaw, and reciprocating saw were reported stolen.

The truck is a light green 2019 Ford F-250 diesel quad cab. 

There is a red slip tank and a black toolbox in the truck bed.

I'm back on the move this weekend, bringing excitement and a pocket full of Full Ag Line Fun Bucks

This weekend kicks off Friday night at Sports Days at Hazlet Regional Park. I'll be there bewteen 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., you can catch enjoying the cornhole tournament, Lion's steak supper, or the cabaret feating Bad Habit.

On Saturday morning, the fun continues at the Dorie's House Colour Run. Registration starts at 10 a.m., and the race begins at 11 a.m. Expect bright colours, big smiles and a chance to grab more Fun Bucks.

Southwest families, community members, and more can head out to support a local youth shelter this weekend with a vibrant run, literally and figuratively.

The ninth annual run to support SouthWest YES' Dorie's House in Swift Current is set to take place this Saturday, kicking off with a shower of electrifying colours for the third time at the Kinetic Exhibition Park. 

Kayla Myers, run coordinator for Dorie's House 5K Colour Run, shared that in-person registration opens at 9:30 a.m., while the colour blast is set for 10:55 a.m., and the run begins at 11:00 a.m.

Swift Current Rural RCMP are investigating a break-in at a Herbert business. 

On June 7, the RCMP were informed that a break and enter had occurred, where wiring had been cut and cash was stolen. 

RCMP are looking for a man who, in security footage, is wearing an all-black outfit with a backpack, believed to be driving a white Ford F-150 with an extended cab. 

It is believed the break and enter occurred between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP or CrimeStoppers.

Get ready to watch the kids fly by as they race down Central Avenue North on Sunday in Swift Current.

The Swift Current Soapbox Association is inviting everyone to come watch as they host their annual Father's Day Race, beginning at 9 a.m. 

The races will begin with the junior division and will see a total of 40 kids participating. 

Georgia Graham, a member of the Soapbox Association, will be helping man the refreshments at the bottom of the hill. 

"We're going to be holding a barbecue just as another way to raise money for the club," said Graham. 

The Town of Cabri has handed out the first-ever Community Leadership Scholarship. 

The recipient is Brynn Napper, who plans to pursue an education in nursing. The total amount for the scholarship is $500. 

Cabri Mayor, Norma Pederson, explains how students qualified for the selection process.

"The scholarship is for a student who does any type of volunteering, or they get involved in volunteering for a specific event, or they do something to make an impact on our community," said Pederson. 

There is still time to show off your beautiful locks with our Frontier Day's Mullet, Mustache and Beard contest. 

Head to the contest page on Swift Current Online and enter yourself in any of the following categories: 

Best Groomed- Beard/Mustache

Longest- Beard/Mustache

Mullet- Kid/Teen/Men/Women

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There are tons of ways to talk to different people. It could be on the phone, could be through text message or social media chats. Or there's even the good 'ol fashioned communicating face to face with someone. It seems as though this form is a bit of a lost art.

This past Thursday, we held our first Taste of Summer Community BBQ right out front at the Innovation Center. Aside from the great purpose behind the BBQ (raising money for SaskAbilities) one of the other fantastic aspects to it, was communication. Pure and simple talking with your neighbors, friends and listeners.