Estevan Mercury

The South Saskatchewan Regiment (SSR) colours were re-dedicated Saturday afternoon at the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Tuesday afternoon, Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Estevan area and the entire southern Saskatchewan region. The extreme heat warning is expected to remain in affect for the next 13 hours.

For the second day in a row only one new case of COVID-19 was reported in Saskatchewan on Aug. 18, bringing the total to 1,582 cases. The new case is located in the Saskatoon zone. Of the 1,582 reported cases, 157 are considered active.

This week's flashback is from Augist 1998. Back then the First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School held a hat contest.

The House of Stationery is still the place you want to go in Estevan for your office supplies.

With just two programs to go until the track champions are crowned for the 2020 season, the standings picture became a little clearer for most classes during the Estevan Motor Speedway’s program Saturday night.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced $15 million in funding for development of agricultural technology, or agtech.

Thick black smoke spreading over Estevan on Aug. 14 could be seen from miles away. The smoke was coming from the Regens Metals scrap yard.

The provincial government has amended its back to school plan for students, with a new first day of classes. In a Facebook video posted Saturday, Premier Scott Moe said that school would be starting on Sept.

Just one new case of COVID-19 was reported in Saskatchewan on Aug. 17, bringing the total to 1,581 cases. The new case is located in the South West zone. Of the 1,581 reported cases, 172 are considered active. A total of 1,387 people have recovered.