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Nominations will open soon for the 2011 Golden Spike Award, which is presented annually by the Weyburn Chamber of Commerce.

The first ever winter release of water from Rafferty Dam Reservoir has led to thin ice concerns along the Souris River.

Managing the Energy City's rapid growth will be one of the primary jobs for the City of Estevan in 2011. In a year-end interview with The Mercury, Mayor Gary St.

For the First time since Rafferty Dam was constructed in 1995, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority will be initiating a small winter release from Rafferty Dam beginning this morning (Monday January 10, 2010).

Tatagwa View residents Mary Nelson, Betty Verot and Pearl McKay enjoy their blueberry tea and cheesecake topped with blueberries at their monthly Red Hat Ladies Happy Gang meeting in the activity room on Wednesday afternoon.

Connie Davis will always remember her roots. She opened a natural wellness clinic - now named GrassRoots Natural Health and Wellness - in Estevan over two years ago, after a tragic event in her life led her discover the wonders of Thermography.

SaskEnergy is reporting a strong year of customer growth in 2010, which saw nearly 5,000 new residential, business and industrial customers added to its natural gas distribution system in communities across Saskatchewan.

Winners of the 2010 YouthBiz E-Show were announced on December 10,2010. A total of $2,150 in prize money was awarded to students insoutheast Saskatchewan for their efforts in developing incrediblebusiness ideas and creating virtual tradeshow booths.

The Weyburn Wor-Kin Shop is asking residents to celebrate the New Year by donating a 12-pack to their new building fund.

Although the increase won't be as large as initially feared, property owners in Estevan will be paying higher taxes in 2011. In a year-end interview with The Mercury, Mayor Gary St. Onge predicted that an increase of .75 of a mill is likely.