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After what seems like years, the managers at Creighton Lodge feel like they finally have some direction. It's no secret that the seniors' living complex is full. The building of 46 residents is sitting with a waiting list of 87.

Estevan's beleaguered roads were a major topic of conversation in council chambers Monday night. It was announced during council's regular meeting that the tenders on the rebuild of Highway 47 through the city were to close Tuesday.

Aside from the task of dealing with our rapidly eroding roads and the creation of a recycling program, the City of Estevan also has some labour issues to deal with in 2013.

Former Roughrider receiver Don Narcisse signs a photo of himself for Mike Polonich, at right while Duane Gwilliam of Cervus Equipment looks on, at the Cervus booth at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show on Wednesday at the Weyburn exhibition grounds.

During the past few weeks The Mercury has been bringing its readers a series of articles related to this community's growing problem with liquor consumption and its resulting consequences.

The spring convocation was held at the University of Saskatchewan with 3,400 students graduating, including a number from the Weyburn region.

John Fogarty, 56, and his wife, Terry, 43, live in a motorhome in Navou Park. The couple has lived in the motorhome, which was manufactured in 1973, and no longer has a functioning heater, brakes or hot water, since October of 2011.

Jeff Gaab, who farms south of Weyburn, is nearly done seeding after late start and a week of wet weather. "We're seeding right now.

Saskatchewan was well represented when three Estevan students took to the national Skills Canada Competition to show the country what they can do.

A province-wide child pornography investigation has led to the arrest of an Estevan resident.