Local News

Mayor Gary St. Onge has gone public with his concerns about the pace of work on the truck bypass around Estevan. St. Onge raised the matter during the inquiries portion of the Aug. 7 meeting of city council.

Mayor Debra Button was reappointed as vice-chair of FCM's Standing Committee on International Relations by the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Karen Leibovici.

It's Affinity.

It takes a lot of money to run a regional health care system. In the case of local Sun Country Regional Health Authority, an additional cost of about $10 million a year.

A call to Estevan Police Service (EPS) members on the night of Aug. 7 reporting a stolen vehicle prompted police activity in the central part of the city. Information gathered by police indicated that the vehicle was making its way back to Estevan.

Another individual who led police on a chase down the highway was sentenced to jail time last week. During Estevan provincial court on Aug. 9, Oliver Meixner pleaded guilty to two counts of impaired driving, one from Aug.

Fillmore (cpd) - Dale and Sheaunid Wiggins, accompanied by Gordon and Dorothy Johnston from Creelman, attended the 90th birthday party for a cousin, Alex Beattie, at Broadview on August 4. The actual birthdate is Aug. 9.

Police dealt with 165 calls for service during the week of Aug. 5-12, including thefts, mischief and alcohol-related offences. A 2003 Red Pontiac Grand Am with Sask Plate 995DWG was reported stolen from Foster Street on Sunday.

Amora Sonnenberg asks about what's underneath the big red wagon carrying a steam-powered calliope, on display at the Heritage Village for the Wheat Festival, on Friday evening.

An Estevan man was seriously injured after an accident yesterday in the city. According to a press release from the Estevan Police Service, a motorcycle and car collided at the intersection of Fourth Street and Ninth Avenue at around 5 p.m.