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Severe thunderstorms developed in southeastern Saskatchewan late Thursday afternoon to the evening due to a trough of low pressure. The weather, however, did not cause any major damage at the Battlefords Provincial Park.

Vaccines Reported An additional 8,204 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,374,210.

A man who was involved in a 15-minute armed standoff with RCMP and escaped police custody has avoided jail time.

Submitted The Sask Elks Trucks and Bucks Lottery recently climaxed with the Main Draws. Sales Cutoff was June 29 and the Draws were July 13. Grand Prize was winner’s choice of a new Ford Lariat or Dodge Laramie truck or $65,000 cash.

During his career, Lorne Wolfe had been through a few train derailments – the worst one was in 1981 when the locomotive of about 15 to 20 cars flipped going 64 kilometres an hour near Dalmeny.

From the City of North Battleford: City of North Battleford Operations Department and Parks and Recreation crews got to an early start this morning, cleaning debris from the high winds and wind gusts experienced the evening of July 22.

On July 22, the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART) reported to Elbow RCMP that they had located a deceased individual in Lake Diefenbaker during a search they were conducting.

A Poundmaker First Nation woman charged with the murder of 20-year-old Damian Moosomin had a brief appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court July 23. Defence Barb Degenstien asked the court for an adjournment for 41-year-old Melissa Semaganis.

The drought baking farmland in hot, dry conditions has many Saskatchewan producers looking for help with their withering crops.

North Battleford RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in finding the owner of an urn that was found behind a business on the Highway 16 bypass in North Battleford.