Local Arts

For 45 years, the ladies of St. Paul Lutheran Church have been quilting for people in need. This year, the group lovingly pieced together 176 quilts in the basement of the church.

Soon the spotlight for the best of Saskatchewan country music will be shining on Yorkton. The city will be hosting the 26th Saskatchewan Country Music Association awards April 24-to-26.

Francophone Affairs Legislative Secretary Wayne Elhard announced that March 6 to 22 has been proclaimed as Rendez-vous de la Francophonie 2015 in Saskatchewan.

Ice fishing season closes on March 31 in southern Saskatchewan and on April 15 in the north. This means that all fishing shelters south of Highway 16 must be removed by March 15 and shelters in areas north of Highway 16 must be removed by March 31.

Participants from more than 100 countries submitted a record 147,265 bird checklists for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count and broke the previous count record for the number of species identified.

More and more Canadians are paying their taxes online. When you pay online, you can make your payment anytime, from anywhere! Last year, we received over six million payments from individual filers online.

A miles-long traffic jam on Interstate 20 near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Jan.

Skate Yorkton presented their 2015 Ice Gala Sunday evening, with performers from a very young age to university level students.

The Government of Saskatchewan has invested $24 million in 2014-15 for preventative and emergency maintenance of Saskatchewan schools. The funding includes $21 million for the Preventative Maintenance and Renewal Program (PMR) and $3.

Water: it’s a ubiquitous substance, necessity of civilization and the lifeblood of the planet.