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Loose change in desks and a day’s deposits were stolen from the Kamsack town office when it was illegally entered the night of August 26/27. It was discovered at 6 a.m. on August 27 that someone had entered the building after 8 p.m.

Transaction mail volumes fell faster in fi rst half of 2015 than in any fi rst half since volumes peaked in 2006

The proclamation of The Archives and Public Records Management Act will advance government accountability for the management of public records, particularly electronic ones. All public records, regardless of format, are subject to the new Act.

It took a volunteer and mower a couple days last week to cut the grass on about 70 per cent of the slopes at the Duck Mountain Ski Hill.

After many delays the proposed cardlock for Preeceville is finally becoming a reality.

A Collaborative Emergency Centres (CEC), such as the one being set up in Canora, may not be the answer to the Preeceville Hospital emergency bypass situation but it may offer a possible solution.

Many positive changes were visible when the Preeceville School welcomed students back for another school year. The biggest change that the students saw was the special new hardwood floor in the gym that was installed over the summer.

The Sturgis Composite High School opened its doors and welcomed students back for another school year on September 1. The biggest change the school faced this year was the decommissioning of the upstairs portion of the school.

Shirley Neufeld of Preeceville and her daughter, Deanna Mirva of Dalmeny, have taken up the challenge of helping to raise awareness and funds for research for Parkinson’s disease.