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Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of August 12 to 19: *On August 17, police conducted a roving check stop program to rule out drinking drivers. Numerous vehicles were checked.

If you're thinking about buying a vehicle from Alberta, be cautious of damaged vehicles coming from areas affected by the recent flooding.

A man was found drowned in a cistern yesterday at a farm northwest of Milestone. At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Aug. 18, Milestone RCMP received a complaint of a possible drowning in the Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake.

Despite facing a number of challenges, the City of Estevan managed to finish the 2012 financial year with a surplus. The audited financial statement for the past year was presented at the Aug. 14 regular meeting of council by Byron Mack of MNP.

Associates at the Weyburn Wal-Mart won an important battle, after their decertification votes were counted on Friday afternoon.

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) processed over 43,000 travellers at their two major border ports in southeast Saskatchewan in July.

An alert member of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) noted some erratic driving activities by the operator of a vehicle on Estevan streets on the night of Aug. 13.

It was a memorable trip on several levels as far as Rebecca Foord saw it.

Kjel Sidloski plays the newly refurbished piano at the Tommy Douglas Centre.