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A Pangman woman, Ruth Bartlett, just returned from spending six days in Haiti with a medical team, and said the country still has many desperate needs more than a year after their devastating earthquake.

The City of Estevan is on the hunt for a new leisure services division manager. Again. It was announced Wednesday that Paul M. Ennis had resigned from the position after just two days on the job.

The chief executive officer for SaskPower took an informal tone to the podium last Wednesday evening as he addressed about 120 members and guests of the Estevan and District Board of Tourism, Trade and Commerce.

The budget is out and, as usual, the members of Saskatchewan's two main political parties have come down on opposite sides in their opinions following last Wednesday's announcment.

The Southeast Saskatchewan Airshed Association (SESAA) has proven itself a valuable resource to the public and the government, and can do so for the oil and gas industry as well, the association's executive director Terry Gibson told representatives

On March 25, a 44-year-old Estevan man was charged with impaired driving and for refusing to provide a sample in a road-side screening device. The man is now scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

Its fans are calling it a budget with a little for everyone while its detractors say there is not nearly enough for those who don't have enough.

Over 60 awards and scholarships were handed out at the Stars of the Rotary Festival of Music, held Wednesday night at the Weyburn Comp, that wrapped up the Weyburn Rotary Music Festival.

Robert Irwin and Elanne Krainyk perform a musical theatre piece during the Stars of the Rotary Festival of Music on Wednesday night.

Expecting a status quo provincial budget for education funding, one school division benefited from an increase, while another was dealt with a "shocking" decrease of funding.