Estevan Mercury

There is no easy access to the mind of the alcohol and drug addict and there is no one-stop shopping for treatment. Counsellors Garry Tedford and Pat Ottesen have pretty well seen it all when it comes to addictions and their victims.

Ten digit telephone dialing became official this week. But there was a much simpler time in the telephone lexicon. Telephones were all land lines and you needed to contact a telephone central operator to make your calls.

In terms of popularity, taxes might rank right up there with ... well, nothing. Nobody likes talking about taxes and they sure don't like paying them.

After initially looking at a quickie repair that would have gotten them through a couple of years, the City of Estevan's rebuild plan for Highway 47 has grown to a more long-term solution.

It was a night of pomp and circumstance as the Army Cadets presented themselves for the annual inspection.

If all goes according to plan, the Estevan Bruins could be announcing their new head coach next week. The team's executive has narrowed its list down to three for the vacant head coach and general manager position.

A new report from Statistics Canada is providing an interesting look into Estevan's changing demographics. The 2011 National Household Survey illustrates Estevan's growing immigration community using information collected in that year's census.

Since The Mercury first began running it many, many moons ago, the weekly report from the Estevan Police Service has been one of the newspaper's most popular features.

An Estevan youth was taken into custody on Monday after being sentenced for several break and enters and thefts.

The Estevan Sherritt Coal Haulers conquered a familiar foe in back-to-back games on Sunday to get their regular season started on the right foot.