Estevan Mercury

There are 249 new cases of COVID-19 and 236 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on April 20, bringing the provincial total to 38,651 cases.

Due to increased COVID-19 transmission risk throughout the province, the Chief Medical Health Officer has extended all current provincial public health orders until May 10. The orders will be reviewed at that time.

An Estevan area agriculture producer was among those delighted to see the moisture that the region received earlier this month. “It was huge. We really, really needed it,” said Troy Adams. “It was a really good thing to see for us.

Tanner Jeannot has added more firsts in his remarkable story that has taken him from the hockey arenas of southeast Saskatchewan to the NHL.

The issue of third party grants once again came up at Monday night’s meeting of Estevan city council. The grants support a variety of non-profit and cultural organizations in the community.

Westview stuff and a number of parents and grandparents were dressed in Dutch clothing while students were learning about Holland in April 2001.

A motorist is facing charges, including impaired driving, after a traffic stop Friday.

The Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division will mark Catholic Education Week on May 9-16, and will hold service awards for staff virtually as part of that week’s celebration.

There are 243 new cases of COVID-19 and 357 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on April 19, bringing the provincial total to 38,401 cases.

Spam calls were the trending topic Thursday morning in the Estevan area. People were complaining about receiving a series of calls from Tunisia in a short period of time. It had to be a scam.