Estevan Mercury

There are precious few bands out there that give fans exactly what they expect, night in, night out. In the 11 years they've been together, Canada's Theory of a Deadman has become one of those bands.

The good news still managed to dominate the staffing situation at the Sun Country Health Region during the past two months, but continuing to completely fill all 2,300 employment positions remains a fluid situation in this corner of the province.

Just a few items festering in the nether regions of my disassembled mind, dear diary. Did you ever wonder what we're actually doing with the advanced access we have in app world? We connect instantly, but so far no blogs have fed anyone in Sudan.

Estevan mixed martial arts fighters Derek Daku and Wade Baldwin found success while experiencing an adventure in the U.S. Virgin Islands last week.

It only took three minutes for the Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins to give up a point in the standings on Sunday. That's how much time was left in Sunday's game between the peewee AA club and the Swift Current Broncos, with the Bruins leading 5-2.

During Estevan provincial court on Dec. 3, Marcel Allary pleaded guilty to a charge under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of illegally possessing a passport for the purpose of entering or remaining in Canada.

Brett Blatz coming back in unexpected swap of defencemen

One of the great success stories of last year's Estevan Bruins campaign came to a halt on Monday. The team traded offensive defenceman Austin Yano to the Kindersley Klippers for defenceman Brett Blatz.

Estevan eased into the shelter business this past weekend. People who have been sleeping in vehicles or having to resort to paying for a motel room, or couch surfing, now have alternative sleeping arrangements, if needed.

Since a motion was passed by Estevan's council a couple of weeks ago to introduce a new speed limit bylaw, the wheels have been put in motion so that the new restrictions could be enforceable in the early part of 2013.