Estevan Mercury

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.

Estevan will be getting a second new head in its protective services division, following the upcoming retirement of Fire Rescue Services Chief Ron Tocker.

Some opposition to a proposed development by Wilhelm Construction Services Inc. was expressed to Estevan City council during a public hearing in council chambers at the June 30 regular meeting of council.

There are certain days every week where it seems the dirt, dust and grime easily wins the battle for our attention in the Energy City.

Despite the floods that continue to pound communities and farms in southern Saskatchewan, some crops surrounding Weyburn and Estevan remain stable. Others are facing serious problems.