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Fairview East Arena will be getting some badly needed upgrades prior to opening for the 2020-21 winter season. Swift Current City Council voted on July 27 to accept the Stevenson Industrial Refrigeration Ltd. Bid of $876,193.88 to complete a new header system for refrigeration, pour a 185-foot by 86-foot concrete pad, and provide new...

Twenty-five years ago Ila Borders’ baseball odyssey brought her to Swift Current to pitch for the Swift Current Indians in the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League. Borders made plenty of history during her baseball career and she said her summer spent in Swift Current played a pivotal role in that journey. Borders...

Swift Current Broncos forward Cole Nagy was back in town last week for some heated competition. But the 6’6’’ power forward wasn’t jostling for position in front of the net at the Innovation Credit Union iplex. Rather, he was one of 34 golfers taking part in the Saskatchewan Junior Boys Golf Championship at the Elmwood Golf Course...

A planning meeting was held on Tuesday night amidst growing concerns about a rise in sexual assaults in Swift Current. A crowd of approximately 50 citizens, almost entirely female, met to address rumours in the community of recent sexual assaults. The gathering was organized by Andrea McCrimmon, Courtney Stewart, and Anika Henderson.

The Swift Current 18U AAA 57’s split their opening day in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League against the host Parkland Expos in Yorkton on Sunday. The 57’s let a three-run lead to slip away in the opener as they allowed four runs in the sixth inning of a 7-6 loss to the Expos. The...

The Swift Current Drag Racing Association will finally get their 15th anniversary season underway this weekend with racing set for Saturday and Sunday. After having their opening weekend cancelled due to COVID-19, the SCDRA will host two days of racing at the Swift Current Airport with a number of restrictions due to the pandemic.

The Swift Current Broncos selected Slovakian defenseman Oliver Fatul with the third overall pick in the CHL Import Draft on Tuesday morning. The 2002-born blueliner stands 6’4’’ and weighs 179 pounds.   The Bratislava native suited up for four different teams last season, including time in Slovakia and Finland. He played...

The Swift Current Broncos traded local prospect Wyatt Wilson to the Victoria Royals on Tuesday morning. Wilson was drafted 116th overall by the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft. The Broncos acquired him last May for Alex Thacker. The 6’2’’ defenseman spent last season with the Moose Jaw Midget...

Five local golfers took part in the MJT / Golf Saskatchewan OOM Series event at the Elmwood Golf Club in Swift Current over the weekend. Swift Current’s Ethan Fizell was tied for seventh in the Juvenile Boys Division after one day. He shot a 77 on Saturday to sit seven shots back of the...

Four Swift Current Broncos prospects have been invited to Team Canada’s virtual U-17 Development Camp, which runs from July 19-25. Mathew Ward, Tyson Jugnauth, Reid Dyck and Josh Davies will take part in the virtual camp leading up to the World Under-17 Challenge, which is slated for November in Charlottetown and Summerside, P.E.I. Ward,...