Record-long hospital closures reveal deepening healthcare crisis

Healthcare service disruptions have reached unprecedented levels across Saskatchewan, with new figures showing rural hospitals bearing the brunt of closures. A freedom of information request...

Real estate seeing surge in Quad Town communities

Rural Saskatchewan’s real estate market is experiencing a remarkable surge, driven by affordability, lifestyle appeal and a shortage of available homes, with acreages and...

Steelers win first provincial championship

Local 11U AA Tier 5 team wins gold The Quad Town Steelers are provincial baseball champions for the first time in the program’s history. The Steelers ran...

Survey results for new hall released

The results are in and the community sentiment is decisive, but what happens from here remains to be determined. The Vibank village office released July...

Big Success for Ninth Annual Thunder on the Prairies

It was a high-octane weekend in Odessa as the ninth annual Thunder on the Prairies rolled into town on Friday. An estimated 4,000 to...

Meeting held to discuss options for new Vibank hall

Vibank ratepayers are being asked for feedback on whether or not to replace the village’s shuttered community hall. The village issued a public survey regarding...

Former teacher Duke sentenced to 28 months

Stacey Duke has been sentenced to 28 months in jail after being convicted of multiple sexual offences against two teenaged boys. The former educational assistant...

Vibank students sew a little love and compassion

This year’s Grade 5 and 6 students at Vibank Regional School may never know firsthand just how valued some of their most recent work...

Kronau MS advocate prepares for Pilot Butte rodeo

Next month, the Pilot Butte Rodeo will return for its 32nd year. Running June 13 to 15, the rodeo promises a full weekend of...

9-year-old bowling prodigy gets fifth in his nationals debut

Sullivan Smith said his attitude for nationals was “just have fun and try my best. Every ball is a new opportunity.” And when the last...

Provincial News

SIRT investigates in-custody death near Kipling

On July 6, 2026, at 4:20 p.m., Broadview/Moosomin RCMP received a report of an impaired driver in the ditch of Grid Road 709 near...

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