Estevan Mercury

When Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel observed a man staggering along the street on the night of Sept. 27, they took the 52-year-old into custody and began questioning him.

Estevan needs an anthem, a rock song that will resonate with the population. Are there any Freddy Mercurys out there among us? A Mercury for the Mercury ? We need a song that defines us ... one that will make us proud ...

It started out innocently enough and whoa ... 50 years later, Ken Turner is having to say goodbye to the more formal aspect of an interesting career as a military commander/instructor and mentor.

The Estevan Comprehensive School senior girls' volleyball squad was the best team from start to finish in their home tournament on the weekend. The Elecs defeated Carlyle 25-15, 25-15 in the final on Saturday.

A road trip that began in strong fashion ended in disappointment for the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins after the club lost two of three games. The Bruins (1-4-1) started the trip with a 5-4 victory over the Nipawin Hawks on Friday.

A glimpse into current and future development plans for the City of Estevan was provided at the Sept. 24 regular meeting of city council. Acting upon a request from council, city manager Jim Puffalt provided a development update at the meeting.

They've gobbled up the hamlet of Northgate and a large section of nearby land, including property on the North Dakota side of the community and now Ceres Global Ag Corp.

The ECS Elecs showed us two different teams in Saturday's high school football game against the Vanier Vikings. The Elecs struggled for most of the game before exploding offensively in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter.

It will be a sad commentary on the prevailing mood of our citizens if fewer than 25 per cent of us show up to vote in the upcoming Oct. 24 general civic election.