Estevan Mercury

Aug. 20 marked the annual Burgers to Beat Multiple Sclerosis (MS) day in Estevan’s and other A&W fast-food restaurants across Canada. And once again the Estevan community stepped forward to support a great cause.

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Aug. 26, according to the Ministry of Health, bringing the provincial total to 1,604 reported cases. All three new cases are from the Saskatoon area.

As work continues to welcome students and staff back into classrooms on Sept. 8, parents and caregivers will now have access to detailed information for their child’s local school.

The Estevan Public Library is greeting its new branch manager. Jason Radshaw drove to the Energy City from the Niagara region in Ontario in early August.

The Trackside Motocross Association hosted two days of racing on Aug. 15 and 16 at their facility southeast of Estevan. More than 100 riders converged on the track for the competition, with 11 divisions offered.

The Estevan Tap House Wolves and the Carlyle Cardinals were the top teams in the Saskota Baseball League all season, and ultimately the league final came down to those two squads.

The Estevan Police Service has seen a decrease in the number of calls in the first seven months of the year, but they have remained busy. According to numbers released at the Aug.

A small crowd gathered in front of a newly built house on Sillers Street in Estevan last Monday to celebrate the completion of the Habitat for Humanity Estevan-Regina chapter’s newest house, and to cut a ribbon to welcome the new homeowners into thei

The federal Conservative Party was supposed to have its new leader on June 27, but their leadership convention was delayed by about eight weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has decided to apply for federal support due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but president Jim (Frosty) Forrest is quick to point out the legion is in much better shape financially now than thre