Local News

The Carlyle Detachment of the RCMP responded to a total of 52 calls in the week of Dec. 3 to 9. On Dec. 3, members were drawn to a call of a MVA with a deer that occurred in the area.

The oil boom has created prosperity in Southeast Saskatchewan, but it hasn't come without challenges. One of those challenges has been recruiting and retaining employees.

Two young Weyburn women recently underwent a controversial procedure, not currently practised in Canada, to help improve their lives and are now marvelling at its success.

As Canadians prepare to celebrate this holiday season, many hospital patients will be fighting to celebrate life itself.

The City of Weyburn will roll out the new automated refuse carts in the New Year. The delivery of the new carts will begin on January 17, 2011, not January 3 as was originally predicted.

Saskatchewan, a province which has the highest rate of agricultural employment relative to population in the nation, is also a province where sustainable agricultural practices often find fertile ground.

Wawota's annual Winter Fest, which celebrated its second anniversary on Friday, Dec. 10, proved to be a hit with everyone as the town turned out in large numbers for the event.

The Family Place, St. Dominic Savio School and the employees of the Weyburn Co-op are hosting a benefit brunch for the James and Shauna Donison family. The Donison's eight-year-old son Riley, a Grade 3 student at St.

Local art enthusiasts will be interested to know that a new exhibit from artist Lindsay Arnold of North Portal is now on display at the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum (EAGM).

At approximately 6:30 pm on Wednesday December 17, 2010 two males armed with handguns walked into Gibby's Bar, on 12th ave. and held up the female bartender. A substantial amount of money was taken in the robbery.