Local News

The Saskatchewan High School Rodeo Association (SHSRA) will be hosting two events this weekend! Today, Aug. 31, and tomorrow, Sept. 1 will see action at Arcola, while Sunday and Monday will see excitement take place in Kennedy.

Warm and dry weather in many areas of the province has allowed producers to combine 11 per cent of the 2012 crop.

The Estevan CCA Rodeo is just around the corner and the local rodeo grounds have undergone some significant upgrades since last year. The rodeo is schedule for Sept. 7 to 9 this year and everyone can expect some changes at the rodeo grounds.

Cienna Friesen, a six-year-old girl from Wawota, was recently diagnosed with Low Grade Brainstem Glioma. This is a tumor, which is located on her brainstem.

On Saturday, Aug. 25 an idea came into realization as a new playground facility was built in Kennedy. A group of mothers decided that Kennedy needed more playground equipment.

Teachers and staff of St. Michael School start planning for another school year on Thursday, as they set goals for the school and start preparing their classrooms.

With swathing and combining dominating the thoughts of Saskatchewan farmers at this time of year, SaskPower asks farmers to remember the overhead power lines crossing fields and farm yards.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of August 20 to 26: During the reporting period, the Weyburn Police Service attended to 136 calls for service.

The talk around town is about the 30th anniversary year of Prairie Dog Drive-in. All the paraphernalia is still being sold at the concessions and signs are still announcing 30 years in business, but that year actually came and went last year.

On August 15, the Weyburn & District Chamber of Commerce presented two position papers to Ed Komarnicki, MP for Souris Moose Mountain.