Estevan Mercury

They couldn't hold on, but the Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins gave the Yorkton Terriers a scare in the opener of their second-round league playoff series on Sunday.

"This is the end/Beautiful friend/This is the end/My only friend, the end/Of our elaborate plans, the end." OK, it's safe to say Jim Morrison and I are talking about entirely different things here. But it fits. The Estevan Bruins had elaborate plans.

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has issued a warning to local citizens to keep off the ice covering the local river system.

One more person accused in a kidnapping case from the May long weekend in 2011 was sentenced on Monday. Spencer Persson was barely 18 years old when he was involved as part of a group of seven who kidnapped and assaulted of two men and one woman.

It appears as if the problem with our democratic society lies in the fact the system really doesn't allow for a lot of visionary thinking.

As the snow continues to fall, the bills are piling up for the City of Estevan.

When the southeast Saskatchewan oil, gas, coal and power production companies do their work, knowing that their efforts on the environmental files are being closely monitored by an independent body, they can go about their jobs with increased confide

The Editor: I am writing this letter and am directing it at the current city council and especially at our MLA Doreen Eagles. It is absolutely unbelievable that we have let our roads get to the condition that they are in now.

It's all over but the soul-searching. The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins saw their season come to an end on Saturday, losing 6-3 to the Yorkton Terriers in Game 5 of their Sherwood Conference semifinal series.

With a vote on its future just around the corner, Spectra Credit Union held an information night for its members Monday.