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Town council’s code of ethics and member attendance at the upcoming Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association East Central regional meeting were among the items of concern to town council at its regular meeting on September 3.

The Preeceville School staff and administration welcomed back students for another school season prior to the first day of school on September 3.

The candidates who were successful in their bid to hold a position on the governing body of the Cote First Nation (FN) took the oath of office in a ceremony held at the Cote Band Hall.

Kim Hladun of Canora has been selected as one of 10 core riders for the PWOS (Prairie Women on Snowmobiles) Mission 2020. “I am truly honored to have been chosen for the second year in a row as one of the core riders,” said Hladun.

Memories came flooding back for many as they watched the 109-year-old building known as the old Alex Clark Barbershop and Pool Room in Preeceville demolished on September 4.

Manitoba Agriculture is reporting a new strain of clubroot of canola (Plasmodiophora brassicae), having been positively identified in the Rural Municipality of Pembina.

The return of the trade show to the town of Outlook is just over a week away, and organizers are looking forward to offering attendees a long list of activities to take in during the daylong event.

A man who has been charged with killing his estranged wife will know in the new year if his case is headed to trial. Gregory Mitchell Fertuck was arrested and charged in late June with the first-degree murder of Sheree Fertuck of Kenaston.

At the St. Mary’s Cultural Centre Wednesday night, the Yorkton RCMP hosted a town hall meeting, along with its member agencies.

Emily McNair will be instructing a two-day dance workshop for dancers of all ages during the Studio Dance One dance intensive workshop in Preeceville on September 14 and 15. "The workshop is for all ages and dance abilities," said McNair.