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Ken Kessler will be the NDP candidate in Weyburn-Big Muddy in the 2011 provincial election. He was selected as the party's candidate at a nomination meeting in Weyburn on September 22.

The provincial government is moving to provide an additional $33.9 million to the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority to cover costs related to this year's unprecedented flooding.

If you were in Manor on Sept. 23, chances are you were wondering what exactly was going on. Manor School held their annual Terry Fox Run in an effort to commemorate a national icon and raise funds for cancer research.

If you want to make changes to your home or lifestyle, considering feng shui is one option that could be exactly the change one needs. Feng shui is an art and a lifestyle that means coexisting in an environment that is balanced and harmonious.

Carlyle Elementary Community School will be hosting MCT's production of The Tortoise Versus the Hare on October 24th - 28th. Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT), based in Missoula, Montana, is the nation's largest touring children's theatre.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of September 19 to September 25: During this reporting period the Weyburn Police Service dealt with a total of 113 files. A great many of these were as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.

On September 23, Environment Minister Dustin Duncan on behalf of Education Minister Donna Harpauer, joined parents, dignitaries and representatives from the South East Cornerstone School Division to celebrate the opening of a 25 space licensed child

A new business in Arcola means art in a permanent type-of-way. Farmhand Tattoo is officially open for business and Carroll Brownridge is the owner. Brownridge, originally from Arcola, has returned home after years spent living in BC.

If he needed a reminder about why Estevan needs a truck route around the city, Mayor Gary St. Onge got one Monday. St. Onge was by McDonald's Monday when a semi drove by the restaurant, leaving all kinds of dirt and dust in its wake.

Weyburn's drinking water supply again had discolouration for a day or two last week, but the City of Weyburn insists the water continued to be safe to drink, as tests have been continually carried out on the water.