Estevan Mercury

Estevan Police Service (EPS) members went to the movies on Jan. 10.

There has to be a case made to stop the heavy flow of health-care customers from so-called rural Saskatchewan, into our province's two major centres. We purposely refer to them as customers, since that is exactly what they are.

The string of highway accidents that has plagued the Estevan area this winter has claimed another life. A 33-year-old Medicine Hat native was killed Jan. 8 when he lost control of his pick-up truck and collided head-on with a semi.

A new regional water system could be the way of the future for communities along Highway 39. Nine municipalities are working together to investigate the possibility of a new water system, drawing on water from the Rafferty Dam Reservoir.

Shortly after being released from jail, Oliver Meixner is going back for a slightly longer stay.

It was a strong weekend for the Estevan Power Dodge Chargers, as the bantam A team racked up 23 goals in two South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League games. On Saturday, the Chargers pounded the Regina Red Wings 14-3 at the Civic Auditorium.

Over the years I have managed to hone only a few skills, one of them being the knowledge of what the word hone means. And that's about it. OK, one other thing.

On one of the slowest SJHL trade deadline days in recent memory, the Estevan Bruins made one of the biggest moves, and it did not come in the form of a trade.

Although the games counted as two losses in the standings, the Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins had arguably their best weekend of the season with the Yorkton Terriers in town.