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Laketown Leaders Christmas supper is Sat., Dec. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in the Stirling Room. There is limited time to obtain tickets! Call 306-744-2977. Dec. Noon Pot Luck Luncheon is Monday, the 16. All are welcome. Call 306-744-8169.

The retirement of a Saskatoon Queen's Bench judge has led to a shakeup on the Yorkton bench. Leaving the Yorkton circuit is the Honourable Darin C. Chow, who has served the provincial court in the area since May 2012. Chow was promoted to Mr.

Jake Bugg "Shangri La'' Virgin EMI Records 8.5-out-of-10 Awhile back I had the pleasure of reviewing the debut album of Jake Bugg. I must of have been late to the party because shortly after that his second album "Shangri La'' was released.

Additional road cameras will be installed at various locations on some of Saskatchewan's busiest highways over the coming months.

The City of Yorkton is fast-tracking work to push water services north along Highway 9.

Each month a male and a female student is selected as the SHHS Saint of the Month. Saint of the Month students are nominated by staff and students of SHHS.

Thanks to a diverse and growing economy, Saskatchewan remains on track to balance its books in 2013-14, with surpluses projected for both the General Revenue Fund (GRF) and Summary Financial Statements.

Peter MacKinnon, former President of the University of Saskatchewan, released his report to Premier Brad Wall on a proposed Saskatchewan Futures Fund.

While an increase to water and sewer rates were outlined in budget discussions by Yorkton Council earlier this year, the new fee structure for 2014 was officially passed at Monday's meeting of Council.

Residential garbage fees will climb in 2014. Yorkton Council made it official at their regular meeting Monday unanimously supporting an 18 per cent increase which was originally outlined in budget discussions earlier this year.