Estevan Mercury

The carbon capture and storage facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station had its best month of the year in July. The facility captured 75,503 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) last month.

There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 19, bringing the total to 1,586 total cases. Two new cases are in the southwest and two more are in the northwest region. Of the 1,586 reported cases, 154, or about 9.

The Amber Alert that was issued for a missing Saskatchewan child has been lifted. The alert was issued at 8:30 a.m. by the Saskatoon Police Service for four-year-old Journey Kay. She was last seen at approximately 2 a.m. on Aug.

The Carlyle Cardinals captured the Saskota Baseball League championship on their home field in Lions Park on Tuesday night, winning the best-of-three league final series in two straight games over the Estevan Wolves.

A farm family from southeast Saskatchewan has turned to a new plant, and is one of the first in the province to do so.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce hosted its ninth annual Get out on the Green golf event at the Estevan Woodlawn Golf Course on Aug. 13.

Estevan city council has approved a bylaw to allow mail-in ballots for the 2020 civic election. Council gave second and third readings to the bylaw at the Aug. 10 meeting.

Everybody knows that The Brick is a place to go for quality furniture, electronics, appliances and bedding. With more than 220 locations across Canada, Estevan isn’t the only city where The Brick is a big part of the community.

We often take our safety as our own prerogative and responsibility. We choose to learn how to defend ourselves or to possess weapons. We hire monitoring agencies. We call the police if our safety is at risk.

If you want to see the financial health, and the priorities, of a municipality, the audited financial statements are a good place to start. The City of Estevan released its audited document on Aug.