Estevan

In a release sent out yesterday, Estevan Fire Rescue Chief Rick Davies talked about the provincial fire ban which came into effect last week.

The ban that came into effect includes open fires, controlled burns, and fireworks as well as all land within 4.5 km of provincial forest boundaries.

The ban has yet to come down, with officials specifying that environmental conditions would need to improve, such as a continued lowering of the temperature or more moisture coming into the province.

The Saskatchewan Summer Games is just around the corner and Team Southeast is looking to leave its mark in the competition. The Estevan Tennis Club will be sending 10 athletes to Lloydminster next week. 

"I'm very excited to see this number of kids in [the] Estevan area trying out for tennis. It's just great. They're all very pumped. They're so excited to be playing and they have come a long way in the last two weeks, and I'm really looking forward to the last week of practice," shared tennis coach Arnold Betzema. 

As southeast Saskatchewan’s only RV, Powersport and Marine dealership that is also a full service centre, Moose Mountain Leisure is proud to work with local clients to keep their summer plans moving forward.

If you want your vacation to go off without a hitch, Ron Mack, salesman and finance officer at Moose Mountain Leisure, stresses the need for honest partnerships between MML staff and the people they serve.

Blake Herbert Koeckeritz, late of Midale, SK passed away on July 13, 2024 at the age of 88 years.

Visitation will be held Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from RD Family Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, SK.

A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. from RD Family Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, SK with Carmella Backlun officiating.  Interment will be held at Westphalia Cemetery, Midale, SK with luncheon following at the Midale Civic Centre, Midale, SK.

The RM of Estevan is looking for a bit of support to increase the speed limits for the highways surrounding Estevan.

During last night's city council meeting, a resolution for the RM went to the city council asking them to write a letter of support for the proposal.

Estevan council member Lindsay Clark says that they'd look to check with the Southeast Transportation Planning Committee for a safety study, which would then go to the province.

After some extreme heat last week temperatures have now settled down, but some more heat is just around the corner.

The current cooling is going to send overnight temperatures dropping precipitously, down to below 10 degrees Tuesday night.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Natalie Hasell talks a look at the below-seasonal weather coming to the southeast.

The countryside in the southeast is so colorful right now. The canola is glowing in the summer sun, the flax is showing that beautiful blue as you pass by, the smell of fresh cut hay is in the air. Everyone is busy and it won't be long, and we'll be into harvest.

The trees and grass are very lush due to the amount of rain we have received.

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Hay producers have had a tough couple of years in some areas of the southeast, with drought conditions impacting yields greatly.

That's changed this year, with a combination of ample moisture reserves and some well-timed heat causing a jump in yields.

Agrologist Edgar Hammermeister says that's got producers very happy, even as the season has had some problems.

The southeast has seen a few severe weather systems roll through over the last couple of months, with funnel clouds and hail setting residents on edge.

Another system that came through on Sunday missed Estevan, but hit areas to the north and south, splitting over the city.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Natalie Hasell takes a look at the system that brought hail and gusting winds to the area.

"It was devastating news to hear, especially 'cause we didn't know how to move forward."