Estevan Mercury

Long Creek Railroad, which is a 70-kilometre short line railroad operating from Tribune to Estevan, has been saluted for its safety record.

I couldn’t think of a better group of people to be with on the first day free of public health measures, or as most of us called them, restrictions.

The Saskatchewan Police Commission has been tasked with investigating workplace-related concerns at the Estevan Police Service (EPS), according to a news release issued July 8.

Due to a water break on Fourth Street, the 1000 and 1100 blocks do not have water at this time. Crews are presently on scene repairing the break. The affected area is west of the blocks that have had a water main replacement.

The number of active cases of COVID-19 in South East Zone 4 is down to two, after another recovery, according to the provincial daily report for July 13.

The Estevan U18 AA Brewers ran their winning streak to 12 games with four wins on the weekend. Up first was a sweep of the Saskatoon Athletics Saturday at Mets Stadium, winning 11-6 and 3-2.

This week's flashback is from 1988. Estevan foursome won the fourth annual Rondeau Cup junior Texas Scramble at Woodlawn. The team consisted of, from left Ryan Rosengren, Dereck Packorka, Nathan Jesses and Nolan Rohatyn.

The full 58-game Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League regular season schedule has been released, including the 28 home dates for the Estevan Bruins as they kick off the Centennial Cup season before hosting the national championship junior A tournament f

Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) crews were called out several times in the past few days. Friday afternoon at about 5:30 p.m., firefighters were alerted to a commercial fire alarm. It went off in the central part of Estevan.

Members of the Estevan Police Service arrested a few impaired drivers on the weekend. Police arrested a 47-year-old man from Bienfait on July 9. He was charged for impaired driving and operating a vehicle while over .