Estevan Mercury

Estevan's city councillors and administrative staffers entered into the first stage of2014 budget deliberations today.

Were you like me, dear diary, when it came to not knowing Canada had a secret electronic spy agency? I knew we had RCMP who did some clandestine things. And I knew about our oxymoronic Canadian Intelligence Services or that CSIS thing.

Winning three games in three nights is a hard feat to accomplish, even at home, but the Estevan Apex Bruins managed to do just that.

A pair of drug offences sent a local man to jail during Monday provincial court proceedings in Estevan. Daniel Lowenberg appeared in court in handcuffs after spending the last few weeks in custody.

Top rinks from across Saskatchewan and beyond came to the Power Dodge Curling Centre on the weekend for the Weatherford Curling Classic, a stop on the Asham World Curling Tour.

The Woodlawn athletics field got a little closer to completion with a donation last week that will help raise the lights, turning the field into an evening arena.

Health-care centres within the Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) are making better use of the Telehealth video/audio live streaming communication system said the region's CEO Marga Cugnet, during the region's board meeting on Nov. 27.

The southeast sector continues to lead the way when it comes to drilling for oil in this province.

The Estevan Bruins and La Ronge Ice Wolves made arguably the biggest splash at the SJHL's Dec. 1 cutdown deadline, swinging a five-player trade on Sunday.

The fights were not sanctioned by any sports governing bodies, but the Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel were deployed as referees last week as part of their duties when three separate fights broke out at various lounges around the city.