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The members of Stoughton's Crossroads 4-H Beef Club gather as they show at the Estevan Fair recently.

The results of the Wheatland Senior Centre's activities from July 7 to July 13: Bridge: (Monday) 1st Andy Dumba, 2nd George Gillies, 3rd Bernie Dufour. Bridge: (Friday) 1st Andy Dumba, 2nd John Whitell, 3rd Jim Brown.

The City of Weyburn's new Everbridge Emergency Alert System was put to its first test last weekend when subscribers were notified of severe thunderstorms.

Karina Peterson sweeps rubble off of a cement pad which used to be the foundation for a home in Moore, Oklahoma.

Although Estevan was hit by a nasty thunderstorm Saturday, it was largely spared from the damage seen in other areas of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The storm, which descended upon the area around 5 p.m., brought rain, high winds and hail to the area.

Faced with a major project, and an urgent need to fix and replace their roof, the Tommy Douglas Centre board of directors are drawing up a plan of action for fundraising in order to address the need.

How simple and straight-forward it was in 1913. Tending to the needs of the newly minted Rural Municipality of Coalfields No.

There are still expectations, or at least hope, of a truck route around the city of Estevan by 2016, but negotiations with some of the affected landowners regarding the purchase of right-of-way properties have not been completed yet.

In light of the recent events in Lac-Megantic, Que., in which a train carrying crude oil derailed in the middle of the town of about 6,000 residents, there may be some wondering about the procedures in the face of a similar disaster in Estevan.

A massive storm system swept through southeast Saskatchewan on Saturday and hit some farmers hard, while others were barely scathed. Terry Johnston, in Kisbey, saw "quite a bit" of hail and storm damage.