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It's still going to be Estevan Idol. But this year, a secondnight segment, let's call it Estevan's Got Talent (EGT), will take centre stage for one night at the annual Estevan Exhibition. That means audition additions too.

Fifteen airports have been approved for grants through the Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program. For the third straight year, the government will provide $700,000 to CAP, which is designed to help offset costs for various upgrades and repairs.

Sherry Neill, Juliana Caballero and Betty Lund chat about the vibrant colors in a piece of art at the Canadian Mental Health gallery and sale on Thursday evening. The gallery was hosted at the CMHA Weyburn office.

According to a report by the Southeast Regional Library board, the Carlyle library has outperformed all others in the southeast region.

Ed Komarnicki occupied various roles during his political career. The MP for Souris-Moose Mountain has served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

Members of Quota International of Weyburn gather at Queen Elizabeth School to present a hearing system for use in the French class.

The Weyburn and District Hospital Foundation is inviting everyone to the official opening of their premises at 33 Fifth Street on May 24th at 10:00 a.m. MLA Dustin Duncan, along with other community stakeholders, will be in attendance.

The Weyburn Wor-Kin Shop is asking those who have extra pennies to bring them to 1720 East Avenue. Every donation gets you an entry form to win a gift certificate worth $50 towards any wooden item of your choosing from the SARC catalogue.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of April 30 to May 6: During the reporting period, police received 82 calls for service.

Between April 26 and May 2 the RCMP received 67 calls. On May 2 there was a fatal collision, which RCMP, EMS, and the Fire Department responded to at 2:30 p.m.