Local News

The Weyburn Relay For Life Committee is facing a shortage of volunteers to put on the 2012 Relay for Life. The event will once again be held at Crescent Point Place from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 1 until 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 2.

Justice minister and Attorney General Don Morgan gives his remarks at the official reopening of the Weyburn Court House on May 15, after three years of extensive renovations were completed at a cost of $8.4 million.

The Canada Border Service Agency has apparently had a change of heart with regards to the dog detector service at the North Portal Border Crossing.

For the week of May 7-13 the Weyburn Police Service attended to 104 calls for service, including 11 commercial alarms and five residential alarms. City police were called to a disturbance in the mall on May 7.

Brendon LaBatte, a newly acquired offensive-lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, speaks with Matt Dominguez during the Weyburn Rider Nation Green and White Gala.

Almost one year after a flood devastated the village, a deal is close to rebuild Roche Percee. As was reported last week in The Mercury , a meeting was held May 3 where a redevelopment proposal was presented to roughly 80 of the village's residents.

A local man received a one-year prison term last week after pleading guilty to stealing a vehicle. Dion Blom had been in custody since the beginning of April when he was arrested for breaching conditions of a release order from Regina.

The Weyburn Co-operative Association had a record year for both sales and profits in 2011, and are planning an expansion of their Suds City location along with planning for their hardware and general merchandise department for the future.

Griffin (cpd) - The RM of Griffin held its regular meeting on May 8. Council began with a 75-minute in-camera session where they discussed strategic planning, then met briefly with Cindy Giroux, a representative from Kramer Ltd.

Tom Schuck visits with former Weyburn resident, Dr. Lynn Kirkpatrick, during a visit at the Weyburn Rotary Club on Thursday along with her father, Chuck Hodgson. Currently residing in Houston, Tex., Dr.