Estevan Mercury

Kim Schoff 1959 - 2015 It is with heavy hearts the family announces the passing of Kim Iris Schoff on Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Estevan, SK at the age of 55 years.

It’s an event that brings the community together each year to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for people in the Estevan area. The United Way Estevan’s 39th annual telethon will open at 8 a.m. on Friday morning and continue until 5 p.m.

The Sun Country Health Region’s (SCHR) public health team is encouraging the public to get their annual influenza shot to protect themselves and their loved ones from the flu.

The City of Estevan is without a manager for its public works department. Peter Kennedy, who had been with the city for about 15 months, has stepped down for personal reasons. His last day was on Friday.

Wet and cool weather in early October slowed harvest progress for many producers in the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report.

The editor: For Canadians who have been rejoicing over the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, please be warned. There are many obscure provisions in this agreement that will, for many years, hang around our necks like the proverbial dead albatross.

The Estevan Fire and Rescue Service wants everyone to be properly equipped to detect any potential fire hazards around their homes.

A two-game road trip to Melville featuring two different results started off the Westmoreland Coal Company Estevan Bruins peewee AA hockey team’s season.

The Apex Estevan Bruins midget AA hockey team remain undefeated after completing an early season road trip over the weekend and are now coming back home.

Three people had to be taken to hospital in Regina due to injuries they sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Kensington Avenue on Saturday night. Estevan Police Service members received a call of the accident just after 10 p.m.