Estevan Mercury

Taya Schnell and her son Tanner were among the local residents excited to have playgrounds open again on Friday. Tanner was eager to make use of the swing at the Dennis Moore Centennial Park.

A couple of perennial Canada Day events in southeast Saskatchewan have made decisions about their status. The first is the annual Canada Day celebrations in Bienfait.

Members of the Estevan Police Service continue to deal with complaints regarding attempted scams. The complainants received a call from an individual saying they won a prize on the STARS Air Ambulance lottery.

After cancelling the 2020 season due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Souris Valley Theatre (SVT) has decided to undertake some much-needed capital improvements.

It took three tries, but the Oxbow and District Recreation’s running Chace the Ace fundraiser is finally seeing the jackpot hit high numbers.

Deputy premier Gordon Wyant announced on Thursday graduation ceremonies can now happen outdoors, and increased the number of people allowed in places of worship to a maximum of 150.

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan to report on June 11, bringing the provincial total to 660. One new case is in the Saskatoon region and one in the far north.

A long-time member of the Estevan Minor Hockey Association has committed to play Division 1 hockey in the NCAA next season. Preston Brodziak will join the Long Island University Sharks program in New York.

This week's flashback is from 1996. Street fair cop Jim Pratt puts handcuffs on the unsuspecting (and probably innocent) Carla Wilkie during the Estevan Promotions’ Street Fair.

Cheers: Cheers to the organizers of the Black Lives Matter protest in Estevan on Sunday for what was a peaceful event that brought a variety of people from the community together, including the police.