Estevan Mercury

Blaine Chrest is one of the first-time candidates in the field for Estevan city council, but he’s not new to working with municipal governments.

Bernadette Wright is seeking a term on city council for the first time, but she already has some experience through a committee known for preparing people for council.

Allan Yergens is a first-time candidate for Estevan city council, but he brings plenty of political experience to the table. Yergens spent nearly 40 years on the RM of Cambria’s council, first as a councillor and then as the reeve.

For Rebecca Foord, who has a degree in political studies and has proved herself as a strong community leader, joining the councillor race was a very natural step.

Long-time Estevan resident Lindsay Clark is a newcomer in the Estevan city council race in the upcoming civic election.

Why wouldn’t Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe, as premier, personally meet with Tristen Durocher to discuss his efforts to highlight suicide in the north? That was a question that New Democratic Party Leader Ryan Meili has been asking for months n

A low-pressure system will track across parts of Saskatchewan on Friday, bringing accumulating snow to areas south of a line from roughly Kindersley to Oxbow. Environment Canada issued the special weather statement Thursday afternoon.

Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) crews stayed fairly busy throughout the last seven days. The most recent call came in on Oct. 14, when crews were dispatched to a ditch fire occurring west of Estevan on Highway 18.

There are 33 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Thursday, bringing the total to 2,232 cases. There are eight new cases in each of the Saskatoon and central east zones.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of a potential exposure to COVID-19 at a business in Redvers, when a person or persons attended while likely infectious: It occurred on Oct.