West Central Online Staff

The SGI Traffic Safety Spotlight this summer was fixed once again on distracted driving. The Crown insurer reports in its latest release that the Regina Police Force have a valuable asset in catching those who aren’t paying attention behind the wheel.  

Back in 1999, Ted Devine established T&E Pumps Ltd. out of Consort, Alberta after 24 years working in the oil patch. T&E Pumps is a perfect example of ingenuity born of necessity, of perseverance, and the entrepreneurial spirit evident in many oil boomtowns.

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: 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 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: 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: 4:33 AM CST Wednesday, June 14, 2023

The special air quality statement has been removed as of just after 4:30 this morning.

More local smoke is expected later this week according to Wednesday morning's forecast.

UPDATE: 3:09 PM CST Tuesday, June 13, 2023

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.

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:

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.