A two-vehicle collision on Highway #16 near Churchbridge resulted in one person’s death. RCMP said that an initial investigation determined a northbound and southbound vehicle collided. The driver and lone occupant of the northbound vehicle, a 57-year-old man from Langenburg, was declared deceased by EMS at the scene. The driver and lone occupant of the […]
Earthquakes Canada says an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 hit the eastern part of the province on Tuesday night. It hit just south of Esterhazy around 10:30 and was “lightly felt” There have been no reports of damage.
After being on the run for roughly 12 hours, Jason Mitton was been located and arrested in a rural area several kilometres east of Esterhazy on Tuesday afternoon. Just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, the 28-year-old man — wearing only light grey underwear — escaped police custody while at the Esterhazy Hospital. In a release, […]
Mosaic has closed the K1 and K2 potash mine shafts at Esterhazy immediately, due to brine inflows. The company was going to close both as the transition to K3 continues, but in a release, the company says the brine problem accelerated the process by nine months. To help offset the drop in production, Mosaic will […]
A 17-year-old girl is dead and another is dealing with injuries after a rollover south of Langenburg on Highway #8 Thursday afternoon. Esterhazy RCMP responded to the incident at around 4:00 PM, where one vehicle that was travelling south was found off of the road. While one girl was found dead at the scene, another […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public about potential COVID-19 exposures in several communities around Saskatchewan in recent days. COVID-19 patients visited the following businesses while likely infectious: Candle Lake October 17: C and S Service, 12 noon to 3 p.m. Esterhazy (dates and times updated from October 19 PSA)* October 3, Underground Fitness, […]
Update: Environment Canada has ended a tornado warning for the Langenburg and Spy Hill area. A severe thunderstorm warning is still in place for the following areas: R.M. of Churchbridge including Churchbridge and MacNutt R.M. of Fertile Belt including Esterhazy Stockholm and Bangor R.M. of Grayson including Grayson Dubuc and Killaly R.M. of Langenburg including Langenburg […]
About 228 workers at the Mosaic potash mine in Esterhazy were brought to the surface Thursday after a smoke scare. A Mosaic spokesperson says there was no report of a fire but smoke was detected, but the workers were sent to refuge stations. The mine was later given the all-clear, but there’s no word what […]
Reports are suggesting a 4.1 earthquake in the Esterhazy area caused a power outage Thursday night. Affected areas included Esterhazy, Whitewood, Wapella, Stockholm, Rocanville, Tantallon, Spy Hill, Moosomin and surrounding areas. Darlene from Gerald, which is about 88 kilometers southeast of Yorkton, called the GX94 morning show in Yorkton on Friday and said her and […]
A 49-year-old man is facing numerous charges after sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Christopher Cameron Duke of Regina has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age, two counts of sexual interference and two counts of anal intercourse. Police learned about the incident after being called out to […]
