Weyburn

According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture's first weekly Crop Report of the season, for the week of April 29th to May 5th, 2025, spring seeding is well underway across the province.

While April showers brought larger amounts of moisture to some areas within the region, the southeast was able to make good progress and is currently reporting 14 per cent of seeding complete. This is ahead of the five-year average (2020-2024) of nine per cent for the region, and just behind the provincial average of 18 per cent.

Veterans, diplomats, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders gathered Thursday at events across Canada commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

"Nearly every family knows somebody who suffered from the effect of war," said Fraser McKee, a 100-year-old veteran who helped to lay a wreath at the Toronto ceremony.

"This is to remember people that will have to go to war, as well as remembering those that went and didn’t come back."

Weyburn Police responded last Wednesday to a complaint about an intoxicated individual causing a disturbance outside a business on the city's south side.

Sergeant Riley Ross said incidents like this are common. “It’s a pretty typical call that police respond to,” he explained. “We located the individual, who had open liquor on him. He was arrested for public intoxication and held in custody until sober, for his own safety.”

Seed N Feed, driven by Great Plains Ford, continues today as we treated Chantal Bauche and her crew to some delicious Boston Pizza!  

Bauche said that seeding is underway but, thanks to a delayed spring melt, they “got a later start than we wanted, but it’s been rolling ever since, so I can’t complain.” 

A new pope has been elected following the death of Pope Francis. White smoke began billowing from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling the decision by the College of Cardinals.

A large crowd in the thousands erupted into cheers as the words “Habemus Papam” ("We have a pope") rang out in St. Peter's Square, about an hour after the smoke first poured out. The new pope then came out onto the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and greeted the crowd.

Danny “Papa” Miles, late of Weyburn, SK passed away on May 5, 2025 at the age of 76 years.

Danny was predeceased by his parents, Gordon and Daisy Miles; his wife, Janice;
and his brother, Larry Miles.

The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division announced Britany Burnett as the incoming Chief Financial Officer on Tuesday.

Burnett has a distinguished educational background, with a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, as well as Certified General Accountant (CGA), and a Production Accounting Certificate. She also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with an Accounting Major and a Diploma in Accounting, equipping her with a deep understanding of financial management and strategic decision-making.

Much of May so far has been marked by hot, dry, and windy weather conditions. Warning and preparedness meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Danielle Desjardins, says this can be conducive to the ignition and spread of wildfires. 

"We don't want to contribute, as humans, to the ignition and spread of wildfires at this time of year, and conditions are kind of primed for those fire weather conditions."

The Weyburn/Fillmore RCMP detachment issued a statement this morning that Highway 33 has been blocked approximately two kilometres northwest of Heward.

The blockage is due to a semi-rollover blocking both lanes of travel. 

Traffic restrictions are expected to continue in the area throughout the morning. 

Drivers are encouraged to find alternate routes to avoid delays.

It's McHappy Day today at McDonald's restaurants across the country!

The one-day fundraiser, organized by McDonald's Canada and its independent franchisees, directs a portion of proceeds from all food and beverage menu items go to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and other local children’s charities.

The funds raised today go directly towards providing essential support to families staying with RMHC across Canada including accommodations, food, mental health and wellness support, and so much more while their child is receiving medical treatment.