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Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe rolled out his party’s seniors’ platform on Oct. 8 in North Battleford, promising to reduce the cost of some ambulance fees and increase home care staffing.

There’s two famous Roger Morgans in modern history. London-born Roger Ernest Morgan played as a winger in the English Football League with Queen’s Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur in the 1960s and 1970s.

Callie Morhart was chosen as the 2020 recipient of the Hayley and Cayden Wourms Memorial Scholarship worth $3500. Morhart is a 2020 graduate of Assiniboia Composite High School.

The Honourable David Marit is the Saskatchewan Party candidate for the 2020 provincial election on Oct. 26. Marit is politician and former agricultural producer. He became the MLA for Wood River on April 4, 2016.

With a new power plant soon to be built by SaskPower near Moose Jaw, the Saskatchewan New Democratic Leader headed there on Oct. 7 to emphasize that Saskatchewan companies and Saskatchewan workers should be doing the job.

There were 10 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on October 7, bringing the total to 1,994 reported cases. The newest cases were located in the Saskatoon (4), Central West (1), Central East (1), Regina (3) and South East (1) zones.

The Saskatchewan Party announced on Oct. 6 it would increase support for children with autism, if they are re-elected to government.

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is promising to hire 700 homecare staff to improve the lives of Saskatchewan seniors, at a cost of $50 million, according the NDP Leader Ryan Meili. He made the announcement on Oct. 6 in Saskatoon.

A re-elected Saskatchewan Party government promised to support those with the costs of living associated with diabetes.

A member of the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit was working near Herbert. The member stopped an eastbound vehicle for having tinted windows and tinted taillights on Friday, October 2 at around 6:30 p.m.