Estevan Mercury

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed March 14-20 as Agricultural Safety Week in the province.

Members of the Estevan Police Service made a couple of arrests on Sunday. A traffic stop was made in east-central Estevan that resulted in a 28-year-old Estevan man being arrested with impaired driving.

The Estevan Police Service, and the community as a whole, has been mourning the death of Const. Jay Pierson. Pierson spent nearly four decades living in Estevan, after his family moved to the community in 1984.

The year-end Enduro race has been a big part of the Estevan Motor Speedway’s schedule for over a decade, and now the track’s executive has decided to add a second Enduro race.

There are 98 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 14, bringing the provincial total to 30,620 cases. Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

I decided to write the January and February column together, since the weather was so cold it stopped us from having much going on around the lodge. Well, the weather and COVID restrictions both had a hand in ensuring we didn’t go too far.

Members of the Estevan Police Service handled a number of calls on Saturday. Officers attended to an east central Estevan restaurant on a report of a Saskatoon man refusing to wear a mask in accordance with COVID regulations.

The creative writings of five Hillcrest School students have been chosen for a provincial initiative, the Young Saskatchewan Writers 2020-21 publication.

An online Facebook auction will be happening to support Mason Wigley, who has recently been diagnosed with lymphoma, and items are needed for the fundraiser. On Feb.

Jaiden Wilson reaches the bottom of the slide and Noah Landry pauses halfway down the play structure at the Churchill Playpark in south-central Estevan.