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The former owner/publisher of a local newspaper has thrown his hat into the municipal election ring. Ken Chyz, now the proprietor of a marketing and promotions business in town, announced last week he will run as a candidate for councilor.

After eight seasons with the Terriers, Trent Cassan has resigned as head coach to move forward with his coaching career. He has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League.

August 24 won’t be remembered as a warm, sunny day but it will certainly go down in the books as a day the community came together in the cold and rain to support a worthy cause.

Bob Maloney has officially declared he will seek re-election to the position of Mayor in the upcoming civic election. “I think good things are happening in the City of Yorkton,” he said Monday at a press conference held at City Hall.

A Saskatchewan provincial court judge has sentenced a 44-year-old Melville man, who went on an arsonous rampage last month, to 42 months in prison.

Yorkton police are investigating a sudden death that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning. At approximately 5:15 a.m.

As children head back to school, health officials are encouraging parents to ensure their children’s vaccinations are up-to-date. Free childhood immunizations are available for all infants and school-age children in Saskatchewan.

Regular readers will know when warm weather hits I occasionally expand beyond the gaming table to include something a bit more active. Interestingly, Crossboule actually has an entry on www.boardgamegeek.

“There has been hard work put in by many people, at the provincial level, at the construction and architectural level, but also in this community of Langenburg and the surrounding area.