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Cienna Friesen, a six-year-old girl from Wawota, was recently diagnosed with Low Grade Brainstem Glioma. This is a tumor, which is located on her brainstem.

On Saturday, Aug. 25 an idea came into realization as a new playground facility was built in Kennedy. A group of mothers decided that Kennedy needed more playground equipment.

Teachers and staff of St. Michael School start planning for another school year on Thursday, as they set goals for the school and start preparing their classrooms.

With swathing and combining dominating the thoughts of Saskatchewan farmers at this time of year, SaskPower asks farmers to remember the overhead power lines crossing fields and farm yards.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of August 20 to 26: During the reporting period, the Weyburn Police Service attended to 136 calls for service.

The talk around town is about the 30th anniversary year of Prairie Dog Drive-in. All the paraphernalia is still being sold at the concessions and signs are still announcing 30 years in business, but that year actually came and went last year.

On August 15, the Weyburn & District Chamber of Commerce presented two position papers to Ed Komarnicki, MP for Souris Moose Mountain.

Weyburn resident Archie Howard shows off eight tomatoes from his garden at his home on Eighth Street. One of the tomatoes weighed three-fourths of a pound; and the other seven weighed four and one-fourth pounds in total.

Three days of cultural events will be hosted by the City of Weyburn, the Weyburn Arts Council and the Sun Country Kids Club for the provincial Culture Days celebration.

Estevan Police Service members had no shortage of events or variety in their work during the past weekend since local lawbreakers found a number of ways to keep them occupied. Beginning on the night of Aug.