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The public school division in southeast Saskatchewan is on target in terms of their financing and funding, and they are holding out hope that future funding won't be reduced as a result of today's provincial budget presentation.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud recently announced $210,000 to extend the Grain Bag Recycling Pilot Project for another two years.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of March 12 to 18: During the reporting period, police dealt with 96 calls for service.

The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) has recently launched AgConnect, a new web-based application that allows AgriStability customers to submit and manage their program information online.

Sun Country Health Region hosted a staff workshop in Estevan recently to highlight the regional improvements in care and service delivery and to give staff new tools for the job. About 150 staff members attended.

With the mild weather and Spring-like temperatures, many are thinking of (and partaking in) the simple pleasures of the Spring season.

Carlyle Dance Effex dancers, ages 3-19 years, competed in the Inspirations of Dance Competition in Weyburn this passed weekend.

The members of the Carlyle Detachment of the RCMP responded to a total of 38 calls between March 9th and March 15th. A report of theft began calls for the 9th, with members contacted by a complainant in the community of Arcola.

The Carlyle RCMP and Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers are asking your help in solving the following crimes: At approximately 8:00 PM on Saturday March 3, 2012 a male pedestrian was struck by a pick up truck as he walked north of Whitebear Casino on highwa

After dipping to perilously low levels in 2011, Estevan's inventory of doctors is slowly continuing to build.