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Weyburn skateboarder Truman Sorenson does a perfect grind on a railing, while practising his skateboarding moves at the Weyburn Youth Center's skateboard park on July 31.

A 62-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a truck while attempting to cross the street Monday morning. According to information from the Estevan Police Service, officers received a 911 call at 8:50 a.m.

The release of the police reported crime statistics for 2011 contained some mixed results for the city of Estevan.

The recent warm weather has advanced crops and the harvest of some winter wheat crops is underway according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture's weekly Crop Report.

Work has started to extend the City of Weyburn's Boardwalk. Currently the riverfront boardwalk includes a pathway from Third Street to Government Road, lampposts and the donated statue of Tommy Douglas by artist Lea Vivot.

Housing hard to find during boom time

Construction crews at the Weyburn Comprehensive work on the steel outline of the future Cugnet Centre, formerly known as the Triple C Centre. Once all the steel is in place, the brick frame of the building will be completed.

Learning to walk is one of the first skills we all develop as a child, but Brittany Orsted had to learn to do it all over again. The Estevan teen recently returned from her jaunt to Toronto as a participant in the Miss Teen Canada World competition.

Two female young offenders face charges following a stolen car incident over the weekend in Weyburn that ended with a crash on Ash Drive. A city police officer on patrol at 8:30 p.m.