Estevan Mercury

Motocross riders from across southeast Saskatchewan and beyond filtered into the Estevan area on Saturday for the first race day of the year at Trackside MX Park.

There was already plenty to celebrate at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field on Saturday, and the Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners added to the good times.

The South East Cornerstone Public School Division committed $225,000 toward an Estevan project that will see new track and field facilities constructed at the Estevan Comprehensive School grounds.

It's probably a positive thing for the Sask. Party that 80 per cent of their faithful followers in southeast Saskatchewan don't realize they are the black sheep members of the family.

There wasn't a whole lot to celebrate for the Estevan Lions Club Steelers on Saturday in their return to Dana Quewezance Memorial Field.

A new era of recycling in Estevan will kick off on Sept. 9 when the much talked about curbside recycling program officially begins. Homes in the city had the large blue bins delivered on Monday and Tuesday in anticipation of the Sept. 9 kick off.

It will be a short-term committee that will be struck to help formulate long-term plans.

The Southeast Legacy Twins got a taste of elite regional competition on the weekend. The team's runner-up finish at the midget AAA baseball provincials last month earned them a berth at the Western Canadian championship in Winnipeg.

The scam artists are at it again, and they are using a variety of tricks to separate victims from their money according to information released by the Estevan Police Service (EPS).

The Estevan Drag Racing Association held its final race program of the year on Sunday at the Estevan Municipal Airport.