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The Mosaic Company made a $4 million donation to the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. The announcement was made on April 29, as the Foundation's "Be a Part of It" Capital Campaign was unveiled.

A recent meeting of the Board of the South East Cornerstone School Division outlined several decisions regarding Weyburn and area schools.

Submitted by Krystal Fehrenbach Hopefully everyone had a good Easter break. It is hard to believe it is already the beginning of May.

Ultrasound services are returning to St. Joseph's Hospital in Estevan.

The results are in. Candidate Ed Komarnicki of the Conservative party took the majority of the votes in the Souris-Moose Mountain riding, obtaining 21,598 votes or 74 per cent of the vote.

An enjoyable visit to the local detachment at Carlyle, once again revealed that there's no such thing as routine police work.

With the Federal Election in the books, the City of Weyburn has officially given notice of their election for City Councillor. Voting will take place on May 18 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Weyburn Junior High School.

Marj Wanner, chairperson of the Weyburn Group Homes Society, announced recently that Executive Director Bernice Erickson will be retiring this year after 25 years of dedicated service to the organization.

Positive message touted at President's Dinner; Golden Spike awarded

Homespun Craft Show was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Tourism Event of the Year Award 2010 on April 20, 2011. Homespun was identified as one of 40 finalists for the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence on March 14.