There were 44 active or moving drillinIt is exceptionally rare that more money is spent on exploration license than your run of the mill leases, but that’s exactly what happened in the Oct. 6. Crown land sale.

Unity RCMP charged a 48-year-old Unity man with failing to comply with a release order condition after members did a curfew check during the week of Oct. 13 to 19.

It has been a busy and exciting few months for Robert and me. And if there's one thing I've learned over the past six years, it's that you never quite know what's waiting around the next corner.

The ability to complain is a free option every human being is equipped with at birth. I remember watching a four-year-old sitting at a picnic table with her grandparents, ready to have lunch.

Three grandchildren, ages eleven to fifteen, squealed as our van turned into the McDonalds drive-through. “Nana! That’s not the way! Back up!”

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Carol Gerle (R) and Dana Bailey joined a group of Better Together volunteers helping Heritage Manor residents celebrate birthdays taking place in October. On Wednesday afternoon, October 14th, cake and refreshments were served…

ESTON – The Eston Library was filled with the chatter of twenty children who streamed through the doors after school on Thursday, October 15.

ESTON – The Town of Eston announced the naming of Olorenshaw St. NW in honour of Cliff and Margaret Olorenshaw, who provided 54 years of service to their community.

Members of the Luseland District School SRC show off the tally poster after the school raised just over $8,700 for the Terry Fox Foundation. The SRC organizes the school’s annual Terry Fox Run and leads the fundraiser through September.

LUMSDEN – Saskatchewan RCMP has completed its investigation into the July 18 crash on Highway 11 that killed Saskatchewan Roughriders captain Jayden Dalke and Regina resident Bhishma Rajyaguru.

When KEE Sheet Metal opened in Kindersley in 1952, homes were heated by coal and oil furnaces and water ran through lead lines. Seventy-four years later, the plumbing, heating and air conditioning business is still serving the area.

FLAXCOMBE — Dave Kennedy lives a quiet life in Flaxcombe, where he keeps busy sketching portraits and writing fantasy novels. He’s spent a lifetime indulging in his artistic endeavours…

West central Saskatchewan claimed two of the biggest prizes in this year’s Roughrider & Children’s Hospital Foundations Lottery. Candace Rae of Alsask is Saskatchewan’s newest millionaire.

Local food banks at Luseland, Macklin and Denzil were the recipients of the proceeds from a bountiful harvest. Greg Rissling was thrilled to present the proceeds from the antique threshing demonstration…

The abandoned and removed CPR line that became known as the McMorran subdivision ran from Milden to McMorran. West of McMorran was a wide coulee, and local lore said the line ended because they could not cross the coulee.

It’s hard to believe, but it was 25 years ago that the framework for the Kindersley and District Co-operative grocery store went up. The photo shows a temporary roof on the framework…

KINDERSLEY – The Grade 4 students from Westberry Elementary School spent Friday afternoon at the town dam, where they learned all about the local habitat and the food web. 

LEADER — A handmade symbol of kindness is appearing in business windows throughout the town of Leader, thanks to one man’s commitment to bringing people together.