Estevan Mercury

Estevan's new top cop is on the job. Randy Ladouceur, who was hired as the chief of the Estevan Police Service in March, arrived in the city earlier this month and officially took over the position on April 14.

The board members attending the April 17 business session of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division received an updated comprehensive report on the division's intensive needs students from Cindy Tenold, the division's co-ordinator of stude

Voters have selected Trevor Knibbs to fill the vacant seat on Estevan city council. Knibbs earned a lopsided win in tonight's byelection, finishing with 686 votes. That was well ahead of second place finisher Marge Young and her 391 votes.

Last week was prime for some reflection. Reflections are supposed to be quiet summations of all the things that have gone right in your world.

The demise of the Canadian Wheat Board forecast by its biggest supporters seems to have been a bit overly dramatic.

Hearing about the Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association's convention in Weyburn over the weekend caused a lot of frustration, confusion and only a little bit of outrage.

The Man-Sask Wolfpack cruised to victory on Sunday, winning both games of the home leg of their challenge series against the Regina Outlaws.

It was a banner night for the Estevan Mercury and its staff as the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association announced the winners of its 2014 Better Newspapers Competition Saturday in Saskatoon.

It was just a small section in an issue of Maclean's magazine last summer, so you probably missed it. The page was devoted to lists and one focused on the 10 Canadian cities with the highest concentration of rich people.

After ranting at various people around Estevan and Bienfait, and allegedly threatening to "string up" realtors, Shane Laszlo was remanded in police custody.