Estevan Mercury

Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) made an arrest on drug trafficking charges Thursday. Police arrested a 55-year-old Estevan man after he was located in a vehicle near a local hotel.

There were no fire bans issued for the Estevan area as of Thursday afternoon, but Fire Chief Dale Feser said that unless we receive some moisture, that will change soon.

Cheers: Cheers to the businesses and services that will be reopening soon. It will be nice to go to the gym, sit in a restaurant and take in our empty bottles and cans for recycling once again.

Technology is ever evolving and playing a growing role in the operations of businesses and industries, and it’s no different at Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC’s Estevan mine.

Members of the Estevan Police Service are investigating the theft of a bicycle. According to a post from the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network, a black and gold, five-speed Triumph bicycle was stolen. It has a yellow pull-behind trailer.

Premier Scott Moe has announced Saskatchewan’s Temporary Wage Supplement Program will now include anyone, regardless of income level who is working at licensed public or private long-term care facilities, which are under public health orders restrict

The Orpheum Theatre in Estevan recently helped a local couple celebrate a special day. The theatre’s overhead promotional sign read “Happy 40th anniversary Kim and Dave” for Kim and Dave Gallaway. They celebrated the milestone on May 31.

Phase 3 of the provincial government’s Re-Open Saskatchewan is set to begin on June 8.

There is one new confirmed case of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, the Ministry of Health said Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 648. The new case is in the Saskatoon region.

Hockey Canada has offered more insight into getting their sanctioned leagues back on the ice for the 2020-21 season.