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Highway 332 is under construction today. 

The work stretches from Highway 32 to 43 kilometres west of the starting point. 

Vehicles should be ready to stop, with flag persons in attendance.  Reduced speeds are being enforced. 

The scheduled finish time for this work is 5 p.m.

Updates will be made available on the Highway Hotline. 

Seal coating work is taking place on Highway 18.

This work runs from Frontier to junction 37. Speeds are being reduced to 60 kilometres per hour in the work zones. 

Motorists will need to be ready to stop, with flag persons in attendance. 

This work is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m.

Updates for this project can be found on the Highway Hotline. 

Highway 21 will be experiencing some delays due to ongoing construction.

Crews will be operating at various intervals from Highway 13 to Highway 221. 

Reduced speeds are being enforced, with vehicles needing to be ready to stop. Drivers are asked to exercise caution while passing. 

This work is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m.

Updates will be posted on the Highway Hotline, where motorists can find any detours, delays, or dangers on Saskatchewan's highways. 

Highway 13 is experiencing some road work from Eastend to past Robsart. 

The work is listed as beginning at Front Street in Eastend and stretching all the way to the Highway 21 juncture. 

Reduced speeds are being enforced where works are present, with motorists being advised that they may need to stop. 

The work is scheduled to be completed by 5 p.m.

Updates can be found on the Highway Hotline. 

Some stubbornness at the gas pumps pushed the headline inflation rate a couple ticks higher to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

Gasoline prices rose 1.4 per cent month-over-month in August as higher refining margins offset lower crude costs, StatCan said.

The price of gas was still down 12.7 per cent annually in August – the end of the consumer carbon price has deflated costs for motorists since the spring – but the decline fell short of July’s 16.1 per cent drop, pushing the headline inflation rate higher.

Several local school volleyball teams had strong weekend performances.

The Shaunavon senior girls won their home tournament over Frontier 25-20 and 25-22.

Eastend bowed out in the semifinal of that tournament.

It was gold for the Gull Lale Lions at the Maple Creek senior girls volleyball tournament.

They came back from down 14-11 in the final game to beat Unity 16-14.

Consul beat the host Frontier squad in their senior boys volleyball tournament.

The Swift Current Comp Ardens soccer team defended home turf.

They won all three matches in their home tournament over the weekend.

Swift Current opened the event with a 1-0 win over Prince Albert St. Mary.

Rowan Robison scored the winer for the Ardens in the tight contest.

The Ardens then beat both Weyburn and Regina Campbell 4-0 on Saturday.

Kira Gatzke had a goal and an assist against Weyburn, while Emily McCleary struck twice against Campbell.

Rory Williams pitched a shutout in all three matches.

SaskAbilities Week is marking some major milestones not only locally, but for the organization as a whole.

This year is the 60th anniversary of SaskAbilities opening its operations in Swift Current. It's also the 75th anniversary of the group as a whole. Throughout that history, their focus on caring for individuals experiencing disabilities or life-changing conditions has never shaken. 

To commemorate this, SaskAbilities is officially proclaiming, with approval from the City of Swift Current, September 14 to September 20 as SaskAbilities Week.

A member of the Swift Current Judo Club has been honoured with two prestigious provincial titles.

Swift Current's Blake Rempel received Most Improved Male Athlete of the Year and Runner-Up for U16 Male Athlete of the Year.

Nancy Filteau, the head instructor of the Swift Current Judo Club, has been impressed with Rempel's improvements over the past year.

Three Swift Current bands took to the stage at the Lyric Theatre over the weekend.  

Rib Rash, Tombstone Whiskey, and Margaret’s Medicine performed as part of the ‘Doctor Prescribes’ show. 

Travis Steinley, frontman for Margaret’s Medicine, was excited to see a large turnout for the show. 

“The night went very well,” said Steinley. “There wasn’t a seat left to be sat in.”