As you read this publication in your hands, you are holding a living piece of history - part of the ongoing history of the community of Weyburn and surrounding areas.
Do you think the newspaper is still relevant today, in this day of the Internet, texting, Facebook and Twitter?
The answer is a resounding yes. This publication is part of an important part of the media known as the community newspaper, and it remains a vital part of the life of the community.
Recent readership studies show that, unlike a daily in a large urban centre, readers of the community newspaper are first loyal to it, and secondly read all of it, from front to back. Sure, there are favourite parts of it they'll turn to first, like the man-in-the-street, the obituaries, or scanning the photos to see if your children or the neighbours are featured on the pages this week, but then a very high proportion of readers will go on to read everything else in the publication.
Not only that, but in response to this day and age when many people are connected via their smart phones and computers, the Weyburn Review is on the Internet, and we have a presence on Facebook and Twitter as well. We also serve the community through the many types of stories and photos and advertisements that are on the pages you're reading, plus we have the Booster publication on the weekend, and the Black Gold publication about our vibrant local oil industry.
We do special features on people and organizations, and cover major and important events in the community, from news to sports to our rural communities, and the business, agriculture and oil industries in the southeast.
Locally, we provide full details on stories that elsewhere you may only hear a headline about, and through the letters-to-the-editor, the editorial and the news we help keep tabs on important developments and issues in the community, and keep our public elected officials accountable for the decisions they are making and the use of our tax dollars for their programs and projects.
We keep a watch on the political scene at every level, from local to provincial to federal, plus school boards, the activities of the police, and activities of the various youth organizations busy in and around the city and area. In short, the pulse of the community can be seen and read, right here in your hands.
