Partner Profile: Redhead Equipment celebrating 75 years in business

Now celebrating 75 years in business, Redhead Equipment continues to thrive and expand their presence in Saskatchewan.

In 2018, Redhead Equipment celebrated the acquisition of Norsask Farm Equipment Ltd, an agricultural and powersports equipment dealer in North Battleford. That move created Redhead Equipment's eighth location in Saskatchewan, joining the seven other branches located in Estevan, Lloydminster, Melfort, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon and Swift Current.

UPDATE: Tuesday power outages around West Central

UPDATE: 2:30 PM Tuesday, September 5

Power has been restored to Milden and surrounding areas.

Original Article:

Three separate power outages Tuesday morning kept SaskPower crews around the region busy.

Unlike the other two, the outage in the Rosetown, Dinsmore, Wiseton region was unplanned and left crews looking for answers.

"Crews are working to repair damage caused by a line down and estimate power to be restored at approx. 12:30 in Milden, and surrounding area." stated the SaskPower website Tuesday morning.

Kindersley RCMP looking to arrest wanted subject

Kindersley RCMP are requesting the assistance of the public in locating 31-year-old Derek Webster-Dinney from Hoosier, who is wanted for charges involving breaching court ordered conditions of his release. Derek Webster-Dinney is described as a 6’2” male weighing approximately 200 lbs. He has blonde hair and brown eyes. 

Anyone with information pertaining to his current location is asked to contact the Kindersley RCMP at 306-463-4642 or their local police service.

UPDATE: Highway #14 open following Wednesday collision

UPDATE: June 15, 2023, 7:00 AM

Highway #14 is open as of Thursday morning after all lanes of traffic were closed for a portion of the day yesterday.

Motorists shouldn't experience any delays in the area with the situation seemingly wrapped up.

No updates have come in from RCMP on the collision, and West Central Online will share any new information provided by police.

UPDATE: 2:35 PM CST Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Highway 14 still remains closed early Wednesday afternoon due to the serious motor collision west of Kinley.

UPDATE: RCMP make arrests after locating truck involved in armed robbery

UPDATE: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 12:00 PM

After multiple evasions from police this week, the stolen grey F-350 has been located and the three occupants were arrested without incident.

Just before midnight the Battlefords RCMP’s Gang Task Force located the grey F-350 Super Duty in the City of North Battleford.

Saskatchewan RCMP thanked the media and public for their assistance with this investigation and noted that ongoing updates including potential charges will be provided when available.

Tick season here once again in West Central

As we transition to the warmer weather that comes with the spring season, many insects will be making their return, and that includes ticks; a bother for both humans and their pets.

Ticks are typically out from early spring until October, and can be found in tall grass, brush or wooded areas. While the risk of contracting Lyme disease from ticks is low in Saskatchewan, there is still a chance of getting bitten by a wayward bug.

Thankfully, there are some easy ways to keep ticks off of you.

Methods include:

2nd UPDATE: Power to be restored south of Kindersley around 4:00 PM

UPDATE: 2:45 PM Monday, May 1

Customers will have to wait a little longer to get power south of Kindersley. The estimated time for the power to be restored has been now pushed back to 4:00 PM. West Central Online will have more on the story as it develops.

Here is an updated tweet from SaskPower.

Power restored once again after recent outages

UPDATE: Thursday, April 27, 2023, 7:00 AM

The lights seem to be back on after another widespread outage this morning.

After another spat of power outages hit the region this morning, at 5:35 AM the SaskPower Outage Updates page showed around 16 different alerts for around West Central Saskatchewan all concerning another loss of power.

UPDATE: Driving conditions continue to vary in West Central

UPDATE: Thursday, Apr 20, 2023, 6:00 AM

Wet subject to freezing roads, along with already existing icy sections are present around West Central highways this morning.

The Kindersley region was still reporting seasonal as of this morning, but now the entire region is looking at winter driving conditions as of 7:00 AM. 

A good amount of ice was originally being reported all the way to Saskatoon, and travel is not recommended in more places headed east.