Estevan Mercury

The members of the Estevan Police Service were kept on their toes through the first six months of 2012.

He just wanted to make a little bit of a difference, so when seven-year-old Dre Khalaf showed up at the Estevan Humane Society's animal shelter last Tuesday afternoon, he was doing just that.

The Estevan Police Service is hoping that an increased focus on the city's ever increasing traffic volume will lead to safer roads.

The Estevan Sherritt Coal Haulers lost their first and only game of the regular season on Saturday, but still finished the slate in first place in the Baseball Regina bantam AAA division.

Eight years after she disappeared without a trace, the members of the RCMP's historical case unit are still working to find out what happened to Courtney Struble.

It was the culmination of a long winter, busy spring and frantic early summer of preparation for the 4-H members who gathered at the Estevan Exhibition Grounds Thursday through Saturday last week for their annual individual club achievement days.

I am convinced there are only three days a year where we are allowed to conduct anything of note in this province. OK, maybe four, but that's it.

The next municipal election may be a few months away yet, but it has already become a major point of discussion for Estevan residents. Obviously the bulk of the conversation is about who will be the city's next mayor.

The recent past is littered with examples of young hockey players who spent some time in the Estevan Minor Hockey Association, then moved elsewhere and went on to succeed. Jordan Martinook is one of them.

The Estevan TS&M Tornados wrapped up the Baseball Regina peewee AAA regular season with a pair of losses to the Swift Current Indians on Saturday at Cactus Park.