During the Christmas season of 2020, the students at Elizabeth Middle School conducted their annual poinsettia fundraiser, a project that has been successfully running since 2015.

In August of 2019, the federal government announced funding for the Great Sandhills Railway (GSR) Southern Saskatchewan Corridor Capacity Improvement Plan (SSCCIP).

Dr. Robert Steadward of Edmonton was the sole person appointed this year as a Companion of Canada’s Order of Canada.

An Alberta clipper storm system walloped southern and central Saskatchewan Jan. 13-14, with roads from North of Maidstone, then Kindersley, Regina, Weyburn and Moosomin, as the storm rolled through the province in a southeasterly direction.

Between January 4th to January 11th, 2021, Kindersley RCMP responded to 85 calls for service*.

The Kindersley Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion was pleased to announce that they received financial assistance from the federal government to help with pandemic challenges.

The Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake recently donated $5400 to STARS Air Ambulance in recognition of the important role STARS plays in emergency care in the province. The $5400 donation represents the average cost of one call out.

Between December 21st, 2020 to January 4th, 2021, Kindersley RCMP responded to 103 calls for service*.

It’s January 2021, and there’s no looking back. Daylight hours are increasing, and day by day, the darkness is decreasing.

We couldn’t leave 2020 behind without naming our ten 9-1-1 calls that “missed the mark” this year.

Between December 14th to December 20th, 2020, Kindersley RCMP responded to 54 calls for service*.

Estevan – Saskatchewan’s drilling rig fleet traditionally shuts down over the Christmas holidays, and as of Dec. 18, it looks like that shut down has started.

Weyburn, Carnduff – Anne Phair was having some coffee with some friends one day, back when you could still do that. They were talking about the federal carbon tax.

Saskatchewan RCMP is requesting assistance from the public in locating 54-year-old Spencer Bird from Regina, SK.

Between December 7th to December 14th, 2020, Kindersley RCMP responded to 87 calls for service*.

Regina – When the current public health orders were put in place in late November with the intention of curbing the exponential growth of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, the plan was to update these measures on Dec. 17.

A group called Loaves and Fishes has been busy making frozen take out turkey dinners to give to people during the Christmas season and frozen packages of soup throughout the year.

Just over one year ago, the Dr. David S. Mulder Eston District Health Foundation Inc. held its gala inauguration dinner at the Eston Legion Hall.

Every year kids look forward to visiting a Santa’s Hut in their community. It’s a place where they can shop for affordable gifts for their families and experience the joy of giving to others.

In mid-November, two sons joined their dad for a hunting expedition in the Great Sandhills near Sceptre, Sask. It started as an ordinary day, but circumstances changed quickly for Andy Ortman from Kindersley and his sons.