“Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today the Oyen Echo has met its saviour. She is Kate Winquist. Hallelujah!”

Enjoy this week’s editorial cartoon.

The best quips, quotes and anecdotes from January through June, 2025 (Part 1).

Christmas is always an exciting time for little kids, and growing up, we were certainly no different. The yuletide joy and anticipation in our family leading up to Christmas morning…

The word of the year, as voted on by the Oxford English Dictionary, is rage-bait: “combining the words rage, meaning a violent outburst of anger, and bait, an attractive morsel of food.

A grandpa sat back in his recliner on New Year’s Day and said to his little grandson, “I remember last year like it was yesterday!”

Althea Cuanan-Iligan has been singing for as long as she can remember and takes every opportunity to share her talent with others.

D’Arcy School students take advantage of fresh snowfall, enjoying time on the sledding hill despite the cold weather.

The Kindersley Composite School jazz band performed for residents at Caleb Village on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10.

Eston’s smallest shoppers made the best of their very first Santa’s Hut experience, including Lilly, who shopped for her whole family.

Eaton School held its annual Winter Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the school gym in Eatonia. Students from kindergarten to Grade 4 were featured, along with all band students from Grades 5 to 12.

Village of Hope in Eston held a graduation celebration Sunday, Dec. 7, honouring its most recent graduate, Austin Miller of Kindersley. Family and friends gathered at Eston Full Gospel Church…

Once again, the “It Takes a Village” campaign, organized by FoodMesh Kindersley, was a huge success. Although temperatures dipped close to -30 C on Friday, Dec. 12…

A 1936 photograph submitted by John Schmitt to the Historic Saskatchewan Facebook page shows his mother standing in front of what is now the café, facing the lake.

Kindersley’s Citizen on Patrol Program (COPP) has been helping keep the community safe for 25 years. The non-profit, volunteer-run group uses its fundraising dollars to support fuel costs…

The Kinder Kollege Christmas Concert and awards presentations were held on Thursday, December 11.

Moving an old homesteader’s stable in Eston, Saskatchewan.

The Luseland Rink Improvement Project recently received a donation of $86,392.67 from the Luseland Community Agriculture Project, representing the proceeds from the 2025 chickpea crop.

Shalene Farr has spent weeks creating and decorating the Millennium Gardens in Leader — all as a volunteer. The festive display is full of Christmas spirit.

Four different species of wolves that live in Canada will appear on stamps planned for 2026. Another new stamp next year celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion…