Weyburn Review

There are 27 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 24, bringing the total to 1,099 cases. The new cases are located in the South (24), Central (1), North (1) and Regina (1) regions.

A Yellow Grass man, Kevin Okafor was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, on Thursday in Court of Queen’s Bench in Regina. He will have no chance for parole until he has served 16 years in prison.

There are 42 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 23, bringing the total to 1,072 cases. The new cases are located in the South (23), Central (11), North (3), Far North (3) and Saskatoon (2) regions.

Weyburn’s own Tenille Arts received two nominations for the Canadian Country Music Association awards, announced on Wednesday. She is up for Album of the Year for “Love, Heartbreak and Everything in Between”, and for the Rising Star Award.

Ministry of Environment inspectors intercepted a boat contaminated with invasive mussels during a routine inspection on July 3.

Weyburn This Week editorial

(Photos of comet Neowise by Greg Nikkel, taken from north of North Weyburn on Tuesday night.

My Nikkel’s Worth column

Government Relations Minister Lori Carr announced the green light for another 303 new projects totalling more than $16.6 million of provincial investment under the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP) 2020.

As the SHA resumes services across the province, health leaders have been working to ensure that there could be a safe re-opening with stable and predictable services while considering COVID cases in areas throughout the province.