Local Arts

KidsFirst in Yorkton has always focused on innovative ways to help children and their parents. The latest of those efforts has been to produce two books. The first; ‘The Hand you Hold is the Legacy you Leave’, was released a couple years ago.

Yorkton, November 30 – The Knights of Columbus #2031 presented a cheque for $1,000 to Ross Fisher, Executive Director, of The Health Foundation, to assist with purchasing a new CT scanner.

So you are braving the holiday shopping crowds on the prowl for the perfect gift for the game lover on your list. One option people tend not to immediately think of but should, is a chess set.

“The Kinsmen Foundation has come forward with a significant contribution that will help us move forward with our plans for a new CT scanner,” said Ross Fisher, the Executive Director of The Health Foundation.

Two Yorkton-area brothers accused of a three-month crime spree involving numerous break and enters from the Wadena area to the Esterhazy area, and including Yorkton, have been released from custody.

The revolving jail door saga of a 33-year-old Yorkton woman came to an end last week with guilty pleas and a 30-month penitentiary sentence.

It is a rare thing these days for a new radio station to begin over-the-air broadcasting. It is not surprising the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is pretty tight with licences.

Saskatchewan’s provincial parks and recreation sites hit a new attendance record of nearly 3.9 million visits in 2015.

August 6, 1913. The old livery barn was located on the corner of First Avenue North and Broadway Street. The lot where this barn stood was vacant for quite some time.

The Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas was held in mid-November in Guatemala City. More than three hundred indigenous leaders from North, Central and South America gathered at what was the seventh such Conference.