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Arrest warrants were issued for the following people at Yorkton Provincial Court March 27, 2017: Alfred David Kaysaywaysemat Anyone with information can call Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-2400, Yorkton Provincial Court at 306-786-1400 or their local police

Post-secondary education was also on the long list of losers in last week’s provincial budget.

Yorkton’s school divisions will see significantly less money thanks to the 2017/2018 provincial budget. The Good Spirit School Division will see a funding decrease of 3.15 per cent, or $2,275,872, for a total budget of $69,966,168.

While Yorkton was grappling with a provincial budget that will strip $2.3 million from the city’s bottom line, the federal budget released the same day, March 22, has kind of slipped under the radar locally.

Yorkton Chamber of Commerce President Brent Murdock does not believe that the provincial budget is the worst one that Saskatchewan has seen, but the business community in the city will see a negative impact thanks to the changes made.

Public library funding took a major hit in the recent provincial budget. Through the budget it was reported seven of eight regional library systems will have a reduction of $3.5 million (58 per cent) to $2.

Yorkton Walmart had to be evacuated last week due to a threat. At approximately 1:35 p.m. on March 24, RCMP, Fire and EMS responded to an unspecified threat at the store on Hamilton Road.

The provincial budget shows a record investment in health care at $5.2-billion investment towards health. Finance Minister Kevin Doherty announced the government will increase spending in the health portfolio by $38.6 million, representing a 0.

Two Quebec men accused of selling cocaine in Yorkton have pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried in provincial court.

Third-year RN students at Parkland College took the time to visit the kids at the Yorkton Nursery School Co-operative and take care of their stuffed animal friends.