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The Hearthstone Community Campaign has taken another step towards its goal of raising $8 million for a new nursing home in Estevan.

The Southern Prairie Railroad Tour tourist train, based out of Ogema, makes a stop at Pangman at their community-built railway platform, which was built over the summer to allow the train to bring visitors every Saturday to see Pangman's Farmers Mark

The Weyburn Police Service attended 118 calls for service, over the period of Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, including fraud and a number of accidents from the season's first snowfall. City police attended to two hit-and-run accidents on Oct. 29.

The judge came to a decision Monday in a sexual assault case, sending a Macoun man to jail for 14 months. Johnathon Rosso had previously pleaded guilty to sexual interference, which involved the touching of a young girl.

It encountered some delays and a suspension of the original contract, but after more than four years the new United States Portal Port of Entry is now open. The official opening was marked on Oct. 31 with the completion of the $43 million project.

The Estevan Comprehensive School was evacuated for a period of time Thursday after a fire. The Estevan Police Service reports that staff and students were forced to leave the school after a fire broke out in a main floor washroom Thursday morning.

The Christmas season is around the corner and the Salvation Army has many ways for everyone to give something back to the community again this year.

Remembrance Day is a time to honour all the soldiers, past and present, who have either fallen in war, served to protect their countries, or are still overseas working for peace in other countries.

Note: The Mercury is embracing a unique opportunity to explore education from the perspective of two local residents who have just recently been elected to senior roles in provincial and national educational administration.

Randy Fortes asks the groups sitting in circles around the gymnasium to put their knees together and instantly everyone gets a little closer.