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The final event for Weyburn Rider Nation's campaign to have Weyburn declared "Riderville" was held on Main Street on June 5.

Premier Brad Wall presented the Saskatchewan Youth Award to six young people in Regina on May 31, including Katie Bacon of Ogema.

Saskatchewan farmers have made little seeding progress over last week, due to rain. Fifty-nine percent of the crop is in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report.

The Family Place has announced the creation of The Family Place Play School. The Play School is a completely different concept and entity from the existing Tiny-Go and Mini-Go School programs.

Cosmetology students at Weyburn Comprehensive School received several medals at the Provincial Cosmetology Competition held on June 3 at the school.

The Weyburn and District Labour Council will be participating in the distribution of a brochure entitled "Asbestos: Is it in your home?" that has been published by the Ban Asbestos Committee of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour O

The government has approved The Payday Loans Regulations, the next step to having a fully-regulated payday loan industry in Saskatchewan.

The Board of Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) has approved a balanced operating budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year that aims to support SCHR's strategic priorities while ensuring the best use of resources for patient/resident/client care.

Weyburn Comprehensive School Grade 10 student, Ethan Melle, is "very happy" that he attended the Info Fair put on by Southeast Regional College and SIAST on May 17 and 18 in Weyburn.

Hospital Foundation to benefit from proceeds