Estevan Mercury

A former Estevan principal has been appointed deputy director of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division.

The board of directors for the Sun Country Health Region held their monthly business session in Weyburn on Jan. 29 and learned that the physician shortage is easing, especially in Weyburn.

Although she now resides in Estevan, a Ukraine woman is doing her part to help those injured in a wave of recent protests in her homeland.

Secondary scoring was a primary concern for the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins during the first half of the season. Not anymore.

Estevan Police Service members successfully completed one theft investigation during the past week and moved closer to resolving another.

It's called a Departure with Dignity and certainly beats "being drummed out of the service," said Capt. Robert Rooks, who was enjoying his last few hours as an army reservist.

The Estevan Apex Bruins played a lot of hockey on the weekend and came out of it with four points. The midget AA team faced a trio of sub-.500 teams on the road, beginning with a 7-4 loss to the Notre Dame bantam Hounds on Friday.

We realize that most of our service-providers who work outdoors are well compensated for their efforts, but when the cold wind-chill temperatures reach minus 30 and beyond, we begin to wonder how much is too much or whether we'd be willing to take on

A familiar face on the Estevan sports scene has announced his plans to seek the Conservative Party nomination for the Souris-Moose Mountain Constituency.

Heart Month is a chance to focus on health. The local campaign held a kick-off rally at the Estevan Public Library on Jan. 30, as canvassers came in to collect the kits they will be taking door to door over the next month, looking for donations.