Estevan Mercury

Estevan may be under the microscope as an anthropologist who has previously researched the affects of oil drilling in communities is eyeing the Energy City for his next project, observing the impact of the oilpatch.

After winning the first two nights of the 25th annual Dakota Classic Modified Tour, Jeff Taylor just needed to be consistent the rest of the way. He was, and on Friday night in Jamestown, Taylor raised the championship trophy for the first time.

Every summer we turn our attention to the outdoors, and in Estevan, that means recognizing the not-so-hidden gems that provide city children with exercise of the heart and mind.

Time doesn't heal all wounds.

Cross stitched messages, venn diagrams from hair, and cowhide dotted the walls of the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) on July 10 for the opening of the Hi-Fibre Content exhibit.

It was another successful season of growing and grooming for members of four southeast Saskatchewan 4-H Beef Clubs who gathered on the Estevan Exhibition grounds from July 6 to 8 to conduct club Achievement Day events followed by the Regional Show an

A couple of traffic accidents on July 9 required the full attention of Estevan Police Service members for a few hours. The first call involved a head-on collision on Fourth Street near the railway underpass.

At North Portal, the largest port of entry in Saskatchewan, there were about 27,550 travellers in 8,150 cars and 11,300 commercial trucks processed in the month of May.

The wheels are literally rolling on the future centrepiece of the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

They flew the United Way Estevan banner for a few hours and provided some much appreciated hot food for flood victims last Friday, before returning home that night.