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PetroBakken Energy Ltd. reported a slight decline in production in their second quarter report, but note there will be increased production by the end of the year with drilling and completions planned.

Haying is nearly completed in the southeast, and harvest is underway on winter crops, to soon begin on spring-seeded crops, say area producers. The crop report from Sask.

Some members of Weyburn city council would ask for a period of consultation before passing any bylaws that would outlaw smoking on patios for restaurants and lounges, and Health minister and MLA Dustin Duncan has ruled out making the ban at the provi

Albert Hanson of Ceylon, centre, makes sure the strands are properly separated as two youngsters turn the ends to make a rope, during the Wheat Festival on Saturday.

The town council meeting on Aug. 1 was a short one, as the members did not have a large number of issues to discuss. The mayor did not have a report to open with this week, as he said it hadn't been a very busy two weeks.

Sunday at noon hour was a sad but also happy occasion filled with both laughter and tears. Not only did it mark the farewell lunch to a great Pastor, but also a goodbye to the man who brought Shockwave Youth Centre to town.

Christian artist Jill Hagen, centre, from Camrose, Alta., performs for a small but enthusiastic crowd at the grandstand on the Weyburn fair grounds, as part of a multi-band concert put on Wednesday evening by the Weyburn Youth Center.

The Kenosee Lake Kids Camp, which is sponsored by the Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party, was held from Saturday, July 28, to Tuesday, July 31. The camp took place at the Boys and Girls Camp within Moose Mountain Provincial Park.

Saskatchewan building permits set a new record for June, according to a new report released by Statistics Canada. Building permits reached a value of $308 million in June, a 33.5 per cent increase over the figure for June 2011.

The president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Karen Leibovici, has appointed Debra Button of FCM's Standing Committee on International Relations as the Vice Chair.