Estevan Mercury

The Community Hamper Association is expecting to have another busy season in its quest to meet the needs of hundreds of people this Christmas season. The association started accepting applications and referrals on Nov.

There are 112 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Nov. 11, bringing the provincial total to date to 4,326 cases. Thirteen new cases have been reported in the southeast.

Starting in October, the Estevan Police Service (EPS) expanded the role of the community programming officer to encompass the duties of an in-house social worker.

The pandemic is spreading wider and also coming closer, shrinking around each one of us. My brother got sick last week. He was the first one in the household. Then dad got a fever. Then my brother's girlfriend felt weak.

While for some organizations 2020 turned to be a slower year, it's definitely not the case for the Salvation Army in Estevan. Now more than ever, the community needs them, and they are also in need of community support.

A new initiative has come to Estevan to create awareness among school students about those who served their country. No Stone Left Alone is being brought to Estevan by Elyse Mantei, whose father was in the military for 40 years.

Estevan voters have elected one of the most diverse groups of candidates in recent memory to be city councillors for the next four years.

Roy Ludwig will get a third term as the mayor of Estevan.

One of the most well-known and visible landmarks in Torquay was destroyed by a fire last week. The grain elevator at the east end of the village went up in flames early on Nov. 4.