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Members of the Weyburn Kinsmen and Kinette Club gather with members of the Weyburn Dog Park executive, during a work bee at the dog park on Oct. 14.

Friends and members of council applaud as the final results in the mayoral election are announced on TV at the Legion Hall, as newly-re-elected Mayor Debra Button, standing at right, listens.

It came down to a battle of experience versus change and Roy Ludwig's 18 years on council carried him to a convincing victory in the 2012 Estevan civic election.

The Weyburn and District United Way is calling upon local residents to "Let's Work Together" during their 31st annual Communithon on Friday to Saturday, Oct. 26 to 27. "Preparations are going really well.

Estevan's best election coverage continues tonight with coverage of the election results through both our Facebook page and twitter feed. We will be at city hall bringing the most up to date results to our followers.

To the Editor: What is the problem with people these days; doesn't anyone of all these agencies that are supposed to service the public have any teeth anymore? My neighbour is a master of working the system and where the cracks are in the system for

With the health minister appearing as the guest speaker at MLA Doreen Eagles' fundraising dinner last week, it was the Energy City's health-care needs that took centre stage.

Pangman-area resident Patricia Ungermann and her family have lost a fight to adopt a dog that she and her children fell in love with from the Weyburn Humane Society, but vow to continue to fight over what they feel was an injustice done to the dog.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of "A Prairie Alphabet", written by Joanne Bannatyne-Cugent and illustrated by Yvette Moore. The Weyburn Public Library will mark the anniversary with a book reading on Friday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.

News and notes from the Oct. 15 regular meeting of Estevan city council