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Estevan residents were put on alert last week after reports surfaced that three cougars were spotted within city limits.

With arrests and worries rising due to Estevan's bustling drug trade, the call for reinforcements has been made.

"Vibrant and alive after 85." That's the slogan Dean Chow chose to describe the Estevan Elks as they enter into their 85th year of existence. Vibrant and alive might even be an understatement.

RCMP arrested a man in North Portal on Sunday, who allegedly had in his possession child pornography.

Wet conditions in the southeast have caused harvest operations to come to a standstill, with concerns for late-seeded crops being affected by a forecast of frost.

The Weyburn Police Service dealt with 186 occurrences over the week of Sept. 13-19, many of them alcohol related, with one item including a search for a missing resident, and a B&E at a local business.

Enrollment is up significantly in the South East Cornerstone School Division, but there are still three school facilities that qualify for potential review processes that could lead to a proposal for closure, according to provincial criteria.

The sculptor of the newly-unveiled bronze statue of Tommy Douglas is upset about the coverage by the national and out-of-province media of the unveiling ceremony, but promises she will leave the statue in Weyburn where it is.

Missing teenagers, stolen trucks, impaired drivers, a skateboarding accident, and the usual assortment of fights were all items on the Estevan Police Service (EPS) call sheets in the past seven days.

The renovation and addition project for Crescent Point Place and the Tom Zandee Sports Arena is running behind, and will have extra expenses which were approved by city council at their Sept. 13 meeting.