Local News

The Government of Saskatchewan is following through on its commitment and investing $5 million to fund clinical trials for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) liberation procedure.

Artistic flair is a wonderful thing, and one that the Moose Mountain region seems blessed with. Music, art, and literature all have practitioners in the area, many of whom have received accolades for the quality of their work.

October 17 - 23 is Education Week and the theme is Valuing Diversity. The Book Fair is on this week at Stoughton Central. The classes have toured through the displays, and interest is high.

A 33-year-old Weyburn woman, Angela M. Vermeulen, will stand trial on a charge of disposing of the dead body of a child.

Are the snow removal methods for the City of Weyburn geared to improve walkable areas for residents? This was a question posed by Claire and Ed Kuhn in a letter to the editor in the Sept. 29 publication of the Weyburn Review.

Lake Alma (cpd) - Garnet and Elaine Roysum took in the Riders football game in Regina on Oct. 9 and then went to Wilcox where they enjoyed Thanksgiving turkey supper at Shane and Lindsay Roysum's and their family.

Since the creation of the Southeast Cornerstone School Division four years ago, the division has been looking into introducing a division-wide report card and now, the new reporting system is about to be unveiled.

Although three schools in the South East Cornerstone School Division could have been subjected to a review process this year, none will be. A review puts a school on notice that it can be subject to a motion for closure the following year.

The bar was set high for the 2010 edition of the United Way telethon. Their goal - $300,000 - was the highest in the organization's history. To make things a little more interesting they had one hour less than normal to reach it.

Two of four young offenders who were charged by Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel following a break and enter, have appeared in court to answer to the charges. The other two have a court appearance scheduled for November 25.