Local News

Whitebear Education Complex held its third annual inter-school Pow Wow on May 19 with more than 200 people in attendance. People from throughout the area took in a day filled with dancing, drumming, singing, and honouring the aboriginal culture.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of May 23 to 29: *On May 29, police were called to investigate a report of mischief to a parked vehicle. The suspect had thrown a bicycle onto the vehicle. The matter is under investigation.

Sun Country Regional Health Authority approved a $134 million operating budget at its regular monthly meeting on May 25. A capital spending budget for infrastructure and equipment was also approved.

While the recent trend has been to make compact, crossover SUVs somewhat gentle, GMC deliberately went in the opposite direction with the Canadian-built 2011 Terrain.

Manhattan was not only home to its usual business crew from May 12 to 14, but also home to Model United Nations clubs from throughout the world.

A tragic accident has struck the lives of several Southeast Saskatchewan teenagers. On May 29 at 12:35 a.m.the RCMP in Carnduff received acomplaint ofa 19-year-old male being struck by a vehicle in the Village of Alameda.

The Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) will now operate from a different location in Weyburn. The company announced details of a new partnership with the Zippy Mart, a local business in the city.

When Erin Westling passed away recently her family had thought of different ways of leaving a legacy that would please Erin.

Summer vacation is almost here for the young people in our area. Already they are looking forward to those long days without school, without homework, and without the routine that the educational system imposes upon them.

The Estevan Police Service has arrested a pair of Florida residents for making death threats.