Local Arts

The Yorkton Arts Council is delighted to be celebrating 40 years of the "Stars For Saskatchewan" concert series! Launching the 2014-2015 concert series will be Globe Theatre: A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, featuring Devra Straker, on Sunday, Septemb

Your day is starting like any other. The sun is out. The birds are singing. It's going to be a great day.

Retail trade for May 2014 hit record levels, according to a report released by Statistics Canada today. Retail sales hit $1.6 billion in May, the highest ever recorded for the month.

Could a $1 million lottery prize be Saskatchewan's best-kept secret? Or is a big surprise still awaiting a lucky player? One way or another, a LOTTO MAX ticket worth $1 million from the December 20, 2013 draw hasn't yet been presented for a prize cla

In the world of gamers there tends to be those tied to a computer screen and those who prefer the more tactile option of board games. Rare are the times the two meet up, both preferring what they see as the advantages of their chosen gaming passion.

The Government of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) and other education stakeholder groups, has appointed an eight person transition committee to develop a new regulatory body to handle teacher certificat

Saskatchewan municipalities will be receiving $8.3 million more in revenue sharing next year, thanks to an increase in Provincial Sales Tax (PST) revenues in 2013-14.

The 2014 Yorkton in Bloom garden tour was last Thursday. The tour was an opportunity to get a closer look at the award-winning local gardens.

Yorkton has a new piece of street art to enjoy. And it took only a day to materialize. Two 'street artists' who had attended a 'Graffiti Jam' in Saskatoon Saturday, were looking for a canvas to work with Sunday.

As of July 21 haying continues in the province and livestock producers now have 42 per cent of the hay crop baled or put into silage, with an additional 49 per cent cut and ready for baling, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly Crop Report.