Local News

Laurie Walbaum and Emma Chuckry watch as Santa Claus welcomes the Independent Riders as they arrive at River Park at the end of the annual Salvation Army Toy Run on Saturday afternoon.

Over the past weekend, four citizens reported their vehicles vandalized to Weyburn Police Services. Incidents of vandalism occurred near 5th and 1st Avenues, Government Road and on South Hill.

On September 9, more than 30 communities and organizations throughout Saskatchewan are helping to raise awareness about a preventable lifelong disability - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) that as many as 150 Saskatchewan children are born with

It's not every day a teen from Weyburn has the opportunity to travel to a new country and meet new people, all while serving the purpose of teaching English from the Bible. Weyburn resident Camden Wade was given that opportunity earlier this summer.

September is a month filled with excitement and change for children in school. It's also a time for motorists to take extra caution when driving through school zones.

Harvest is underway in all regions of the province. While harvest is behind the five year average for this time of year, above average yields are being reported for most areas.

A tentative agreement between the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC and the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) has been ratified.

It all starts with a nod. The chute opens and the roughstock leaps out, bucking and kicking up dust as the cowboy attempts to hold on for eight seconds. The crowd roars with a successful ride and gasps as others are thrown from their mount.

CP Rail crews and employees from Richardson Pioneer investigate a train car, that came off the track between Richardson Pioneer and Viterra on Thursday afternoon. There were no injuries and no environmental concerns.

In celebration of Weyburn's Centennial year, a bell that stood atop the old post office building, now Liberty Manor, will be rung by Mayor Debra Button at noon on Friday, September 13.