Southwest Booster Staff
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A total of 24 low temperature records have been set across Saskatchewan this week while the province remains impacted by a frigid arctic air mass.
A dozen record breaking lows were set this morning throughout the province, with Coronach dipping to a Saskatchewan low mark of -46.5 Celsius, a full 5.5 degrees colder that their previous mark of -41.0 set...
WRESTLING
The Swift Current Comp wrestlers were off to the Golden Bear High School Tournament in Edmonton on February 1-2. The team came in a very respectable 13th out of 30 schools.
Top finishers in the Elite category were: 1st -Aleah Nickel; 3rd - Sebastien Marchand; 4th -Elijah Harden and George Unger; 5th - Jordan Lamontagne and Noah Steinley; 6th -...
A couple arrested at the White Bear Hotel in possession of a stolen vehicle back in December has led to a litany of charges in connection to crimes across Saskatchewan and Ontario.
The couple were arrested in White Bear on December 18 for possession of stolen property because the vehicle they were driving was stolen from Wapella. The adult male...
A Maple Creek man appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court this morning after being charged with second degree murder in connection to an October 7 fatal collision.
Ronald Plummer, 56, is charged with second degree murder in the death of 50-year-old Lesa Zoerb from Maple Creek.
Plummer is also facing a charge of aggravated assault, as during the RCMP investigation into the...
A trio of individuals are facing a combined eight charges following a month long Swift Current Municipal RCMP investigation into drug trafficking in the community.
A Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrant was executed at a Swift Current residence on Thursday, January 10 by the Swift Current Municipal RCMP with the assistance of the Swift Current Rural RCMP Detachment....
The creativity of local designer Brandon Wiebe will be featured on the medals which will be awarded at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games.
Wiebe’s design was recently unveiled as the winning entry in the Medal Design Contest which sought locally created designs which reflect the unique nature, theme, culture and sprit of the Games in Swift Current.
His design is...
Maple Creek RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance into their investigation of a deceased male discovered on the TransCanada Highway just inside the Alberta/Saskatchewan border early Sunday morning.
RCMP report that at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 5, a man was found deceased on the southern edge of the eastbound lanes of the TransCanada Highway approximately seven kilometres...
The Swift Current Rural RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating 53-year-old Ronald Geiger from Kyle who was reported missing on Sunday, December 23 at 10 p.m.
Ronald Geiger spoke by telephone with a family member on December 19 and has not been seen since.
Geiger is 6'2" tall and weighs 170 lbs., with brown hair and blue eyes....
The RCMP F Division Underwater Recovery Team has located the body of 26-year-old Colton Koop three weeks after the truck he was driving crashed through a guardrail and into the Swift Current Creek.
RCMP report the body was discovered at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at a location upstream from the location where the truck entered the creek.
An investigation is...
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged a Swift Current man with three child pornography related offences.
Tony Resendes, 53, appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court yesterday where his matter was adjourned until December 12.
Resendes is facing Criminal Code charges of possession of child pornography - Sec.163.1(4) CC; Make Available Child Pornography – Sec. 163.1 (3) CC; and...