Estevan Mercury

A Boundary Dam employee who has been the subject of a GoFundMe campaign after being diagnosed and hospitalized with COVID-19, has died in a Regina hospital.

A former Estevan resident is enjoying tremendous success in her first year of collegiate water polo in the U.S.

A former teacher in the Estevan area has earned an exciting new position in Moose Jaw. Ward Strueby, who taught in Estevan early in his career, has been hired as the new director of education/CEO for the Holy Trinity Catholic School Division.

There are 245 new cases of COVID-19 and 221 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on April 26, bringing the provincial total to 40,177 cases. There is one (1) new death reported in the 60 to 69 age group in the Far North West zone.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and its member clubs are making plans for a full return to play for the 2021-22 season.

The City of Estevan has advised residents that Perkins Street from 1st Street A to 4th Avenue will be closed, starting April 27, for valve repairs. Heavy truck traffic will be diverted to 4th Street.

The Estevan and District Music Festival has wrapped up, and has announced its award winners for 2021. The 2021 festival took place April 11-17.

Tenille Arts has attained another accomplishment in her country music career. Her song Somebody Like That reached No. 1 on the Mediabase country music charts on Sunday, overtaking Gabby Barrett’s song, The Good Ones. Somebody Like That was No.

An additional 7,451 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 399,745.

The third phase of COVID funding for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division will basically provide funding for sanitization supplies for the balance of the school year, trustees heard at their monthly board meeting, held via Zoom on