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Wade Belak never had a concussion in his career. Rick Rypien had suffered from depression dating back to his time with the Regina Pats. Maybe it stemmed from his girlfriend's death in a car accident on her way to a Pats game. Maybe it didn't.

With the first training camp at Spectra Place in the books, the Estevan Bruins enter a slate of pre-season games with tough choices to make up front, on the blueline and in goal.

The Estevan Miners may have lost their third straight game on Saturday, but they had a reason to celebrate. The atom football squad scored its first touchdown of the season in a 47-6 loss to the Regina Kats.

The Estevan Steelers came tantalizingly close to their first victory of the season on Monday. Calder Clark and Kaleb Memory each scored a touchdown in the Steelers' Labour Day Classic, a 14-12 loss to the Regina Griffins.

With only two of 16 committed bull riders having shown up, organizers of the first annual Â鶹´«Ã½AVern Prairie Bullnanza had a problem.

In the early 1990s when the Souris Valley Aquatic and Leisure Centre was officially opened, the chairman of the recreation and parks department of that day, Les Godfrey, issued one clear directive. "Use it," he urged.

Last week we left you readers with a question. I hope you were paying attention, dear diary. OK, the question was, who do you think is the smartest person in Estevan? I'm sure each one of the four of you, will have a different answer.

The City of Estevan has announced it plans to crack down on people who park on City-owned property.

The vote on whether to move garbage pickup from back alleys to the front of homes has been delayed. But the controversy surrounding the matter is not subsiding.

As the RM of Estevan continues to await word from the provincial government, the future of the campground at Woodlawn Regional Park remains murky.