Local News

Producers now have 89 per cent of the 2012 crop combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report for the week of September 18 to 24. Eight per cent is swathed or ready to straight combine.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of September 24 to 30: During the reporting period, the Weyburn Police Service attended to 96 calls for service.

The Weyburn Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an All Candidates Forum on Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. in McKenna Hall.

The Observer would like to apologize for the errors which occurred in the council report written by Jessica Mees in the Sept. 28 issue, and note corrections to the article.

Winds were howling on the morning of Sept. 12, something that worried everyone involved in the fox release. Putting added stress on already scared animals, taking their first steps back into the wild isn't something anyone is ready for.

With Midale Credit Union members voting to approve a merger with Conexus Credit Union, the two institutions will become one at the start of the new year.

More than a thousand people visited Weyburn last week for the Canadian Student Leadership Conference.

A drop in flu clinic will be held in Arcola at Golden West on October 17 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. and on October 26 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. A drop in flu clinic will be held in Bengough at the Bengough Health Centre on October 17 from 9:30 a.m.

The night skies over the Weyburn Inland Terminal are lit up by the Aurora Borealis, or Northern lights, late in the evening of Sept. 30 just southeast of Weyburn.

A large group of dedicated racing fans attended the Second Annual Flyin' High at the Eagle Showdown which was held at the Big Eagle Ranch. The dust was flying and the motors revving on Saturday, Sept. 29.