West Central Online Staff

UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan 3, 2024, 11:33 AM

The fog advisory issued for the West Central region has been lifted. 

UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan 03, 2024, 9:35 AM

Foggy conditions have shifted north, causing poor visibility along Highway #7. Highways #317, #307, and Highway 21 north are also reporting the reduced visibility, same with Highway #31 to Plenty. 

With another trip around the sun nearly complete, it's time to take a look back at what made 2023 special. 

Find below the local news stories that our audience gravitated to throughout 2023. Some heartwarming, some telling a special story, as at the end of the day our local audience is what makes so many stories great.

View the top five news stories for each month in 2023 below.   

UPDATE: 10:46 AM CST Tuesday, November 7, 2023

The Fog Advisory for the West Central region has ended. 

Original Article:

Wet conditions and foggy skies began to develop on Sunday around west-central Saskatchewan and seem to be sticking around as we start the work week.

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