Estevan Mercury

The new meaningful art project by Darren Jones is now complete. Return Soldier – a wooden statue made out of an old poplar – is paying tribute to all men and women dedicating their lives to serving the country and defending others.

With a few exceptions, anyone who is 14 days past their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a time of exposure and is asymptomatic no longer has to isolate when named as a close contact of a COVID-19 positive person.

Families attending schools within the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division were advised on Thursday that wearing masks outdoors is no longer mandatory, but it is encouraged for use by students.

The Estevan Lions Club is looking for golfers and for sponsors for its CNIB Charity Golf Classic. The tournament will be held July 8 at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course, with a shotgun start at 11 a.m.

The Estevan Public Library is encouraging families to read together while enjoying the outdoors by introducing a story walk at the Dennis Moore Centennial Park. As part of the story walk, laminated pages are set up throughout the park.

Last week Time came out featuring U.S. President Joe Biden on the cover, with Russian President Vladimir Putin reflected in his shades. The image was surrounded by headlines like Taking on Putin, The Autocrat's Game and Inside the Spy War.

The Estevan Bruins have come up with an idea for a legacy project for the 2022 Centennial Cup national junior A hockey championship, presented by Tim Hortons.

For the third consecutive day, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan, according to the daily report.

One of the 1998 T-ball teams pictured at the end of the season was Backyard Trampoline Grand Slammers. Members of the team were, back row, from left, Mitchell Berg, Joshua Memory, Wanita Honan, Lee Lesy, Katherine Chamney and Carle Dyck.

Carlyle RCMP is reaching out to the public for assistance through the RCMP Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network. The message was sent out Tuesday morning. They are investigating a break and enter case.