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Although there is clearly more work to do, Estevan's crime numbers are mostly trending in the right direction, according to the 2012 police reported crime statistics.

Weyburn historian and lifelong resident Jim Nedelcov shares a variety of memories that speak of a former time, but a time that helped form Weyburn today

Bob King, a reunion coordinator with Weyburn's Centennial Committee, stands in the graffitied basement of the Weyburn Comprehensive that was built in 1912.

During the period July 21-27, the Weyburn Police Service dealt with 119 calls for service, including a rash of thefts from vehicles and vandalism, such as graffiti and property damage.

Yellow Grass (cpd) - The Summer Reading Program wrapped up on Friday, July 26 at the Yellow Grass Branch Library. It was be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. every Friday at the Yellow Grass Branch Library. There were 11 children were in attendance on July 5.

It was a brief but very interesting visit for two 18-year-old Scandinavian students who were in and around the Energy City for three weeks, enjoying the sights, smells and sounds of southern Saskatchewan.

It's no secret that housing is holding a lot of people back in Estevan.

Bob King, a former teacher at the Weyburn Comprehensive, sits in front of the old main entrance to the 100-year-old building when it was called the Weyburn Collegiate Institute.

Carol Reeve uses the features of some familiar landmarks of Weyburn, to paint two scenes for Crocus, Saskatchewan. "Circle the Crops", written by Edward Willett is the upcoming centennial piece of Crocus 80 Theatre, is set in the community of Crocus.

A group of lightning bolts flash towards the earth from behind a curtain of rain, during a thunderstorm that came through the city on July 23; another thunderstorm hit the city on the evening of July 28.