Estevan Mercury

As of January 6, a total of 4,524 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.

Heliana de Souza-Wagner captured this great photo of a female snowy owl in flight recently. It's the type of great nature photos that can often be found in southeast Saskatchewan. Do you have a great photo you'd like to share with www.estevanmercury.

Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) have made an arrest in connection with recent graffiti incidents. Police executed a search warrant Tuesday, and a 35-year-old Estevan man was arrested.

A cougar was spotted near the Estevan Dog Park on Tuesday morning. The sighting was posted on social media and the Estevan Dog Park committee expanded on it on their Facebook page.

As of Jan. 5, a total of 4,254 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided in Saskatchewan.

The editor: Let’s talk COVID-19 rules. Christmas was shut down to families except for those in the same household, meaning anyone such as mothers, fathers, daughters and grandparents were not to meet for Christmas unless they lived together.

A few dozen people gathered around the Estevan's Soldiers' Tree Sunday afternoon. Some were mingling keeping distance, but it was obvious that they all were waiting for something to happen.

A freezing rain warning for Estevan and other communities in the region has been lifted. According to the warning, issued at 6:06 a.m.

As of Jan. 4, a total of 4,013 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) had a fairly quiet holiday season with a few calls for service in late 2020 and early 2021. Fire crews responded to an accident, fire, and several carbon monoxide (CO) and fire alarms. On Dec. 24, at about 12.