Dylan Fiessel

As we enter the heart of July and the back half of the 2025 growing season, producers are looking to protect their crops to help ensure they don’t lose any yield come harvest time. That’s especially the case for canola, as plants start heading towards full bloom and will start forming pods and seeds.  

As we enter the heart of July and the back half of the 2025 growing season, producers are looking to protect their crops to help ensure they don’t lose any yield come harvest time. That’s especially the case for canola, as plants start heading towards full bloom and will start forming pods and seeds.  

Levi Burke is a six-year-old from here in Weyburn who’s battled his entire life. He was born with Hirschsprung disease, a disease that affects the lower intestine due to missing nerve cells in the intestines and colon, resulting in issues passing stool.  

One of, if not the busiest weekend of the year is coming up in Ogema. The fun starts on Saturday with the Ogema’s Agricultural Society’s 109th annual Summer Fair with a full day of fun for all ages. However, the fun doesn’t stop once the fireworks do on Saturday night, as the next day, Sunday July 13th, is the Deep South Pioneer Museum’s Pioneer Day. 

The Ogema Agricultural Society Summer Fair has been a staple for the community of Ogema for over a century. According to Ogema’s website, the agricultural society was formed in 1914 and four years later, the summer fair was born. Since then, there has only been one year that a summer fair or a sports day was not held.  

This upcoming Saturday July 12th, on of if not the biggest summer event in Fillmore is set to take place; the second annual Lanny B Park Summer Festival. Last year, the owner of the park, LaVaughn Duxbury, wanted to showcase the beauty of the park and the nearly 20 years of hard work that went into it to those in the southeast with this summer festival. They had a great turnout last year and are hoping to make it even bigger and better this second go around.  

The Prairie Playhouse Early Learning Centre in Sedley is set to open next week with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 30th and the official opening day on July 2nd. The activity in Sedley doesn’t stop there though, as the major fundraising event for the daycare centre takes place later in July; the second annual Sedley Car Show & Summer Bash.  

The Weyburn Therapeutic Animal Park (WTAP) has been busy since their opening day on June 7th. Hosting a flock of new and interesting animals, including ducks, alpacas, bunnies, ponies, and more; the fun never stops at the park.  

That fun is going to continue into July as they’re partnering with the Weyburn Youth Centre for a Glow Dance Fundraiser on July 19th. Janay Kistanov, president and communications manager at WTAP, talks about the intriguing new fundraiser. 

Special Olympics Weyburn helps those with intellectual disabilities enjoy the love of sport and comradery with a variety of different sporting events. However, they rely on the support of volunteers in order to help make it all possible.  

Roughly 45 minutes northwest of Weyburn on Highway 33 is the village of Sedley. With a population of 361 people (according to the Village of Sedley), the need for a daycare centre has been evident for years.