Estevan Mercury

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.

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.