Estevan Mercury

It was their first big test and the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins passed it.

Judge Karl Bazin gave his ruling on Monday following the completion of drug trafficking trials this fall. Daniel Lowenberg was facing two charges of possessing marijuana for the purposes of trafficking and one charge of possessing marijuana.

It didn't take long for the Estevan bid committee to get the good news. On Tuesday morning, the group of people looking to bring the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games here found out the city is one of four finalists for the event.

Water is arguably the most important resource we have, so whether we're pumping it into homes or draining it from fields, everyone shares a stake in the control of H2O.

The Estevan area commercial truck bypass project continues to be a rather fluid issue for both the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure and local landowners whose properties will be compromised once design and construction work begins.

When I pursue agriculture news I'm always drawn to read anything about genetically modified crops.

With Collage held last weekend hosted by the Southeast Newcomers Service, it got me thinking about a newcomer's first impressions of Estevan.

The Estevan Bruins' forward corps got a big addition on Friday with the news that 18-year-old forward Cory Millette has been re-assigned by the WHL's Red Deer Rebels.

After a long hiatus, the Estevan TS&M Bruins made their return to the ice on Saturday, shutting out the Swift Current Raiders 2-0 in their Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League season opener.

Two of the major players in the Carbon Capture Test Facility at the Shand Power Station tied the knot last week. SaskPower and Hitachi celebrated their partnership in the $60 million project with a ribbon joining ceremony at Shand.