Estevan Mercury

The Estevan Golden Eels had a busy weekend, winning a meet in Assiniboia on Saturday and taking second in another in Swift Current on Sunday.

How simple and straight-forward it was in 1913. Tending to the needs of the newly minted Rural Municipality of Coalfields No.

Their first event of the year was a washout, and the second threatened to be wiped out by rain too, but the Estevan Drag Racing Association finally got its season underway on Sunday.

There are still expectations, or at least hope, of a truck route around the city of Estevan by 2016, but negotiations with some of the affected landowners regarding the purchase of right-of-way properties have not been completed yet.

In light of the recent events in Lac-Megantic, Que., in which a train carrying crude oil derailed in the middle of the town of about 6,000 residents, there may be some wondering about the procedures in the face of a similar disaster in Estevan.

With the landscape continuing to evolve, the Southeast Regional Library has taken a look at where it fits in Estevan's future.

The time and conditions are ripe for an infestation of the Culex tarsalis mosquito, the carrier of the dreaded West Nile virus.

There will be no jail time served following a late night attack over a cab ride. In Estevan provincial court on Monday, Travis Stovin entered a guilty plea to assault causing bodily harm.

Although it meant losing out on a home game, the Estevan Harris Oilfield Impact can say they made the league final in their first season.

The provincial constituency boundaries are being redrawn as Saskatchewan's Legislative Assembly is adding three constituencies to satisfy the growing population.