Estevan Mercury

Following a May 2011 incident in which three people were kidnapped and assaulted by a group of seven local men and women, five will be serving jail time of between 10 and 30 months.

The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins toppled the highest-scoring team in the SJHL on Friday, but couldn't build on that success the next night.

The merger of Spectra Credit Union with Saskatoon-based Affinity Credit Union has an added twist to it, but the premise and basis of the original proposal to amalgamate remains intact and unchanged.

Here's a cheer and hearty endorsement for Massimo Pacetti. You're telling me dear diary, that you don't know who Massimo is? I didn't either, until I read about his private member's bill that encourages Canadians to travel within Canada.

A challenging northern road swing was not kind to the Estevan TS&M Bruins on the weekend. The bantam AA squad lost all three games on the trip.

We get a lot of calls about the articles that appear in this newspaper. Some of the calls are good and some of them are let's just say they're not good.

Despite a tough January schedule, the Estevan Apex Bruins continue to play some of their best hockey of the season. The midget AA Bruins extended their 2013 undefeated streak in league play to six games with a pair of victories on the weekend.

Although it will be some time before they are actually in operation, police officers in the province have been given permission by the Saskatchewan Police Commission to use conducted energy weapons.

They're pushing hard and consistently so with perseverance and maybe a little bit of luck, the Grade 7 class at Hillcrest School will find themselves in Saskatoon on Feb. 27 participating in an exciting life-changing event.

The Estevan Bruins have played some very good games against some very good teams this season. Friday's 6-4 win over the Flin Flon Bombers was one of them. The next night, the Bruins lost 4-1 to the Battlefords North Stars.