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Parkland College welcomed the first group of students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in Yorkton with a traditional pinning ceremony October 2.

It was an emotional day at Yorkton's historic Court of Queen's Bench court house September 30 as family and friends of Tammy Kulaway gathered to hear a judge's decision in the three-and-half-year-old murder case.

There are 269 people in Yorkton who are already doing it. Their monthly contributions of about a dollar per day are helping 330 children in the Third World go to school, have adequate nutrition and clean water and receive medical care.

Before the threshing crews arrived, the grain was cut and stacked in stooks to dry in the field. At the same time, preparations would begin to feed the crews.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced its decision concerning SaskPower's multi-year rate application: Approval of the system-wide average rate increase of 5.5 per cent that was effective January 1, 2014.

After standing vacant for six months, the position of deputy fire chief, prevention and inspections, has finally been filled just in time for Fire Prevention Week.

Saskatchewan's population kept growing in the second quarter of 2014 (April 1 to July 1), increasing by another 5,281 people to 1,125,410. In the past year (July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2014), the province grew by 19,163 people.

Canadians are willing to drive further if it means getting a good price on gas, according to a new poll released by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), as it launched a new online service that allows Canadians to better inform themselves about

The City of Yorkton has won two Marketing Canada Awards from the Economic Development Association of Canada (EDAC).

Effective Oct. 1, 2014, Saskatchewan's minimum wage will increase to $10.20 from $10 per hour. Since 2007, Saskatchewan's minimum wage has increased by 28.3 per cent, with six increases from $7.95 to $10.20 over the past seven years.