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Crack cocaine bust leads to trafficking charge

Estevan Police Service members had a busy week responding to calls regarding intoxicated citizens and they also initiated a charge of crack cocaine trafficking following a major drug bust on the night of Feb. 7.

Coalers capture provincial series over Flyers

The Bienfait Coalers have passed their first test in the Saskatchewan Hockey Association provincial playoffs. The Coalers took care of the Milestone Flyers last week in the first round of A provincials, winning 4-3 in Milestone on Feb.

Wild turkey proposal inching closer to reality

The steps are cautious while the details are being tended to, but the possibility of having a significant number of wild turkeys flitting around southern Saskatchewan is closing in on reality.

Fatal house fire in Estevan

The Estevan Police Service has announced two people have died after a house fire Tuesday morning in Estevan. The EPS report that a call was received at 2:04 a.m. regarding a fire in the Pleasantdale area.

Sochi makes it easy to confuse politics and sports

It's an Olympic year, but things don't feel the way the Games are supposed to make us feel. The Olympics of today are not the Olympics of years past, and that's something we have come to a begrudging acceptance of.

More debate needed over farmers' rights to seed

There is an issue facing farmers that isn't getting as much attention as one might expect.

Dump the groundhogs, vote for squirrels

Sunday was Groundhog Day. That meant a few dozen crazy people dressed in silly clothes and hats rounded up the fat indolent rodents, placed them in their chubby hands and proclaimed we were either going to have six more weeks of winter or not.
Wallewein, Peterson win curling bonspiels

Wallewein, Peterson win curling bonspiels

The Power Dodge Curling Centre in Estevan held its open men's and women's bonspiels on the weekend. On the men's side, the team of Riley, Ken, Kevin and Lucas Wallewein defeated Adam Himmelspach in the A final.

St. Joe's naming rights up for bids

How would you like to have a section of the local primary health care facility in Estevan named after your company, family or organization? Well, the opportunity has surfaced that will allow you to do just that. The St.

Little appointed to deputy director's role at Cornerstone

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