Estevan Mercury

While many residents slowly return to their homes in communities in northern Saskatchewan after having to evacuate from the hundreds of forest fires burning in the area, across the province there are other forest dwellers that are often overlooked: w

Southern Saskatchewan at large may have been pounded by winds and lashed by rains in a powerful summer storm on Tuesday, but residents in the Estevan area largely avoided the damages that were seen in Regina and other surrounding areas, with its fell

$40,000 in cash seized, along with various drugs

The Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club are 2015 provincial champions after delivering an outstanding performance at the marquee swim meet of the summer in Biggar last weekend.

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Local athletes Megan LeBlanc and Haley Ronyk are lacing up their skates and heading across the pond early next month to represent Canada at a global all-star hockey tournament.

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) released its third quarter update to the 2015 Canadian Drilling Activity Forecast today, which highlights an expected well count of 1,660 in Saskatchewan, which is less than half of the 3,365 wells

Gravel: pebbles and pieces of rock coarser than sand. It’s something we often take for granted, whether zipping down the roads and highways, or hearing it crunch underfoot, on footpaths and trails.

Diane Fonstad 1944 - 2015 Diane Mildred Fonstad (neeHauglum) was born on May 24, 1944 and died where she was born, in Midale, Saskatchewan on July 13, 2015 at the young age of 71 years. Diane was predeceased by her parents, Isaac and Mildred Hauglum.

GREGORY RAYMOND WEISS August 30, 1950 - July 13, 2015 Gregory Raymond Weiss, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015. Gregory was prede- ceased by his father Ewalt Weiss.