Estevan Mercury

Most people heard that Sears went under a few years ago, but not everybody knows that the local store associated with the business refused to sink with that ship and instead turned into an independent, family-operated local business.

The recent rains were hit and miss in southeast Saskatchewan, but they gave the crops enough moisture to grow and build up strength.

Estevan city council discussed a couple of bylaws related to the upcoming civic election during the July 13 meeting. The first bylaw to come forward was to give first of three readings for mail-in ballots.

After years of planning and execution, the water intake project for the City of Estevan is nearly finished. And as it turns out, it’s a lot harder to switch a community’s primary water source than some might expect.

Heliana de Souza-Wagner recently took this photo near Hitchcock of Comet Neowise. Star gazers who are looking to view or photograph Comet Neowise still have some opportunities, and the best time is expected to be Wednesday night.

An Estevan woman has gained attention for a recent effort to pay tribute to Canada’s veterans, and she hopes others will follow suit.

Alameda’s Jayden Davis, who served as the captain of the Estevan Bruins during the 2019-20 season, has decided where he’ll continue playing hockey.

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 21, according to the Ministry of Health, bringing the total to 970 cases. Three of the cases are in the south region.

As this province continues to progress through Phase 4 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, additional activities and businesses are being reopened in a measured, careful manner as part of the plan to re-open the provincial economy.

I was a football fan before I was a hockey fan. One of the earliest photos of me is Dad holding me when I was a baby, while he was wearing his Edmonton Eskimos jersey.