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LEROY — RCMP have released a sketch of a man suspected of being involved in an armed robbery in LeRoy. Two men walking on the 100 block of LeRoy's First Avenue were robbed at gunpoint during the evening of June 28.

NIPAWIN — Ryan Meili, the leader of the official opposition, visited Nipawin on a provincial tour along with provincial NDP MLAs Yens Pederson, Doyle Vermette and Trent Wortherspoon.

MELFORT — After two years of work, the Melfort and District Museum has a 1912 Canadian Pacific Railway caboose to display.

EAST CENTRAL — Scattered showers this past week, June 25 to July 1, brought more moisture to many areas of the province.

The Zunti family is a familiar name for rodeo success stories. Mom Twila has seen her share of success in the barrel racing circuit, as has Kaybree Zunti. But in 2019, Ryder Zunti has taken his turn to shine.

For our readers interest, here is a series of photos taken the day before construction was due to begin on 100th Street. At some point it may be interesting and perhaps useful to have these photos for comparison. It is a record of history.

Some major Underground Pipes and Asphalt Replacement work began Tuesday last week on 100 th Street downtown. For that week, there was also disruption to 11 th Avenue, and traffic on Highway 4 from Battleford was rerouted at the bottom of the hill.

Dutton Farms and the Dutton family are lending their support to a family member raising money for a great cause.

TISDALE — The Tisdale RCMP responded to five motor vehicle collisions in a two week period that were all connected to drivers interacting with stop signs.

Saskatchewan’s annual summer free fishing weekend is just around the corner.