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The February sale of petroleum and natural gas rights raised $17.5 million in revenue for the province, bringing total land sale revenues for the 2014-15 fiscal year to $164.7 million.

Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney remains optimistic the province will maintain the current formula for transfers to municipalities.

The first administrative step toward a new location development for Maple Farm Equipment took place Monday at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council.

The City of Yorkton tweaked its Snowmobile Bylaw Monday.

After more than two decades with the local Army Cadet Corps, Paulette Jaques is retiring from service, “I started as a volunteer in December 1993,” she said, adding within a few months she had taken on the role of an officer with the 2834 RCACC 64th

One of the suspects in a theft of two classic cars near Yorkton last fall has pleaded guilty. Jessica Ann Kopan, 20, appeared in Yorkton Provincial Court February 2 on one count of break, enter and theft over $5,000.

Figures released by Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan has set monthly and annual records for merchandise exports. In December 2014, exports in the province totalled $3.15 billion, the highest ever for the month, up 30.2 per cent over last year.

Warrants were issued for the following people at Yorkton Provincial Court February 9: Lonnie Alan Ashton Daina Lynn Cleaver Annette Marie Purchase Anyone who has information should contact the Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-2400, the Yorkton court house at

SaskTel announced it will be adding additional capacity to its 4G wireless network in the following resort communities across rural Saskatchewan to address the ever-growing customer demand: Anglin Lake, Buffalo Pound Lake, Candle Lake, Emma Lake, Elr

Saskatchewan has maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the country for 26 consecutive months. Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate was 4.