Estevan Mercury

A total of 2,873 COVID-19 tests were performed in Saskatchewan on Friday. This is the highest daily number of tests performed to date. The previous high was 2,129 tests performed Aug. 6.

The Carnduff RCMP Detachment is investigating reports of thefts from farms, and asking those who have been victimized to step forward. According to a post from the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network, the RCMP received a report Sept.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the following business in Regina and rode Regina Transit on the following routes when the individual was likely infectious on the fo

Estevan will need to select two new members to serve on the 10-member board of trustees for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division in the Nov. 9 election.

There will be an election for councillor on Estevan city council in the 2020 civic election. Rebecca Foord filed her nomination paper for councillor on Friday afternoon at city hall.

Stacey Wempe appeared before the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board of directors Wednesday to lodge an appeal against mandatory mask use in the southeast public school system.

Milestone RCMP have been at the scene of a train versus semi-trailer collision that occurred on a grid road on Highway 39, approximately two kilometres east of Rouleau. The semi-truck had an adult driver, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle.

There are 19 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Sept. 18, bringing the total to 1,776 reported cases. Twelve of the new cases are in the Saskatoon zone. Four are in Regina and three are in central west.

The Health Canada COVID Alert App is available to Saskatchewan residents. Once downloaded to your smart phone, subscribers may participate in digital COVID-19 exposure alerts.

Black Lake RCMP were advised Wednesday afternoon of an SOS activation from a GPS device, revealing a location in a remote waterway, approximately 25 kilometres northeast of Black Lake.