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Disputes and assaults attracted police attention on long weekend

When one of the parties involved in a domestic dispute left the residence for the remainder of the evening on Aug. 29, the event was deemed to be over from a police perspective, said the Estevan Police Service (EPS) in a recently released report.

Councillors ready for fall election battle

Most current members of Weyburn's city council will be running in this fall's municipal election, with both experienced and newer councillors running again, plus one new candidate announced so far.
More international visitors for CO2 projects

More international visitors for CO2 projects

Another busload of international visitors wended their way to Estevan last Thursday as a windup for the three-day International Energy Agency (IEA), conference that was hosted by the Petroleum Technology Research Centre in Regina.

Crocus 80 marks year with an annual general meeting

The annual general meeting for Crocus 80 Theatre will be held at the Tommy Douglas Centre on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. "This past year has been a busy one for Crocus 80 Theatre," said Connie Nightingale, president of Crocus 80 Theatre.
Checking out his wheat crop

Checking out his wheat crop

Weyburn area farmer Dale Paslawski crushes some wheat kernels into his hand so he can see what kind of crop he's straight-combining, in his field 10 miles north of Weyburn on Aug. 28.
Health officials on hunt for OB/GYN

Health officials on hunt for OB/GYN

While Estevan continues to have a solid number of doctors practising in the city, news of an impending departure has sent local health care officials on a worldwide search. It was learned last week that Dr.

The pies have it at St. Joe's

Marian Huber makes the tastiest pie and Cheryl Irvine is right next to her in terms of taste, crust quality, texture and presentation. That was the ruling of a panel of two distinguished and one not-so-distinguished judges in the St.
One public school board trustee stepping down, others seeking re-election

One public school board trustee stepping down, others seeking re-election

The field of candidates is getting defined in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division. This past week, the final two incumbents who had previously not made their intentions known, have now made their decisions public.
West Nile season is not over yet

West Nile season is not over yet

There have been no cases of humans being infected with the West Nile virus in the Sun Country Health Region ... so far. Dr.

City police part of prov.traffic blitz

Members of the Weyburn Police Service conducted a number of traffic initiatives at different intersections on Aug. 22 and 23, in conjunction with an SGI sponsored province-wide intersection safety blitz entitled "Operation Crossroads".