Estevan Mercury

The Estevan Power Tech midget AA Panthers outshot the Notre Dame Hounds 11-3 in a two game total points playoff series, to move on to round two. Estevan was in Wilcox on Feb.

Basketball slowly accumulating greater interest

Sales at the 2014 Estevan Farmers’ Market exceeded those of 2013 by more than $12,000 thanks to a doubling of indoor Christmas season receipts.

They started small, but there are plans to get much bigger. The Upper Souris Watershed Association’s wetland restoration program has revitalized nearly 85 acres of wetlands.

An Estevan woman got her purse back, thanks to efforts expended by the Estevan Police Service and some video surveillance recordings. The purse was stolen from the woman at a local retail store around Feb. 20.

Residents in southeast Saskatchewan will be able to participate in a seed exchange on March 15 at the Estevan Public Library.

I want to do a little crowdfunding. Some great things can be accomplished using this money gathering tool. There are also a lot of not-so-great things being done.

Clearly, the great Saskatchewan job and people boom has been better for the cities than the rural areas. Consider Regina: Canada’s fourth fastest-growing city that saw its population (including surrounding area) increase by 2.

With the first spring runoff forecast of the year, comes attention for spring. Though most of us are prepared to bid a farewell to winter, spring in southeastern Saskatchewan over the last few years is something met with a tad of trepidation.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) released the first report of 2015 from Saskatchewan’s port of entries in the southern part of the province.