Estevan Mercury

There are 34 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Oct. 13, bringing the total to 2,174 cases. Eleven new cases are in the Regina zone. Nine are in the north central region, eight are in the Saskatoon region and four are in central west.

With the increasing rise in cases throughout Saskatchewan, linked to public and private social gatherings, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab is amending the public health order on gathering sizes in private residences.

The deadline to file nominations for the upcoming civic election has passed. The nomination period can be like Christmas for political nerds. Some things you know you’re going to get.

The Warm Welcome Kitchen has adapted its delivery of meals to serve the public once again this year. The kitchen will be offering hot, fully-cooked and prepared meals that can be picked up in a takeout container on Tuesdays from St.

Beautiful fall weather kept pampering the Estevan area. Warm days have been dominating the forecast lately and golden canopies made the Sunshine Capital look even brighter these days.

This may sound like a fish story, but these three youngsters pulled more than 100 perch from the waters at Boundary Dam during the first two weeks of October 1968.

Members of the Estevan Gymnastics Club showcased their strength and emerged victorious in their inaugural showdown with players from the Estevan Bruins.

There are 48 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Oct. 12, bringing the total to 2,140 cases. One new case is in the southeast. Of the 32 cases diagnosed in the southeast in the past seven months, 11 are considered active.

During the month of September, the carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station captured 64,855 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to information supplied by the Crown corporation.

Members of the Estevan Police Service arrested multiple impaired drivers during the Thanksgiving long weekend. The Mercury previously noted the 58-year-old motorist who was apprehended in downtown Estevan on Friday at 2:30 p.m.