Weyburn

Weyburn's Cooper Knox has been selected to the U-15 Team Saskatchewan. He will be heading to Laval, Quebec later this month to compete in the Ray Carter Cup.

"They do their first trial in May and then usually they would do like a Top 40 or top 30 after that, but they didn't this year," he explained. "So I kind of just waited for that and had to work hard during the regular season to achieve my goal. And I did."

He said he was informed on Tuesday via an e-mail congratulating to all the U-15 kids who made the roster. 

Dr. Robert Kitchen is stepping down as the Conservative MP for Souris Moose Mountain, the new candidate will be selected this Friday with nomination meetings being held for Conservative party members throughout the weekend. 

Michael Strachan is one of two candidates seeking the role. He is currently the Mayor of Torquay and says many residents and businesses asked him to seek the nomination. He announced his intention to run at the beginning of July. 

If you’re making your way around the city in the summer, you may notice crews of people mowing grass or watering flowers. These people are the city of Weyburn Parks Department summer employees who help maintain and beautify the city.  

The Weyburn Police Service was called early Thursday morning last week to deal with someone making a scene at a residence.

Constable Dallas Austin said the occupant reported that someone was yelling and banging on the door. 

"That individual was arrested and charged with numerous offenses of uttering threats, of uttering threats of property, and then charged with mischief to property," he said. 

The person was also charged with resisting arrest.

He said threatening property can include threatening to burn the building down or cause damage of any sort. 

Power line safety is one topic farmers should memorize as harvest approaches with plenty of work on the horizon.

Many farmers will be moving giant machinery across fields for over 12 hours a day, and between the stress of harvest and fatigue, there's a lot of room to make a mistake.

SaskPower Spokesperson Scott McGregor talks about how farmers can prepare for the upcoming season.

Mark Donald Jeworski, late of Halbrite, SK passed away July 30, 2024 at the age of 49 years.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. from the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Midale, SK with Pastor Sharon Kane officiating. Luncheon will follow at the Harry O. Memorial Arena, Midale, SK.

For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Mark may be made his children and grandchildren.

Arrangements are entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK

A 1978 Honda Express motorcycle was stolen from a property last week. It is described as lime green, and looks similar to a moped. 

A distinguishing feature is that it's missing its gas tank.

Constable Dallas Austin with the Weyburn Police Service said this is because the owner was in the process of restoring the motorcycle.

While the WPS is investigating the matter, they are asking for the public's assistance in locating it. 

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the United Kingdom amid a rash of ongoing demonstrations. 

It says visitors should "exercise a high degree of caution" in the country and takes note of demonstrations and violent clashes between protesters and police over the past week. 

The travel advice cautions that even peaceful demonstrations can turn violent at any time and can deteriorate quickly.

North America is currently in a transitory period in terms of weather systems, with the timing of that transition likely to affect conditions for crops around the prairies.

That'll eventually change into a LaNinna system, which for our southern neighbours means that frosts could creep in early and disrupt harvest.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Natalie Hasell says that people in the Canadian prairies don't need to worry as much.

Special Olympics Weyburn received a Community Fund Grant from the Weyburn Credit Union in June for the purchase of some new bowling shirts.

Read more: Weyburn Credit Union supports local organizations with Community Fund Grants