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There were six positions open on the board and seven candidates submitted their names for election.

A selection of headlines to read this morning.

Wednesday will have a high of -9 C with a low of -15 C.

The “Fix the Field, Name that Tune” event takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Public Library theatre. The theme for the evening will focus on baseball. 

The new year will bring its share of legislation coming into effect, and as of Jan. 1, the Police (Serious Incident Response Team) Amendment Act, 2021 establishes civilian-led oversight of investigations into serious incidents involving police officers

Joyce Walter reflects on a recent encounter

The incident occurred before 10 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2022, after police reported that a person in the detention centre went into medical distress and stopped breathing.

Prairie South School Division will hold a byelection next spring to fill a vacant spot on the board after trustee Todd Johnson resigned to pursue a job with the organization.

Suzanne Jeanson, a Legal Aid lawyer in Moose Jaw, has been named the vice-president of the Law Society of Saskatchewan (LSS) for 2023. Jeanson’s peers elected her to the position during the LSS’s convocation in December.

Ron Walter looks at how much society trusts those in power