Local Arts

Yorkton Council approved a discretionary use for 152 Myrtle Avenue at its regular meeting Monday. The request to construct a series of grain storage bins at a flax processor on the property first appeared before Council May 28.

For Corinne Jeffery writing a book was something which she aspires to from her youngest days as a reader.

The Queen Street Water Treatment Plant was officially opened Friday, although the facility has been fully operational for months.

Recent media reports have raised questions about the fate of BHP Billiton potash mine projects in Saskatchewan. The report has Marius Kloppers, chief executive officer of BHP Billiton, recently telling Caixin Media Co.

Rain forced the Yorkton Legion's annual D-Day Parade indoors on June 6.

There are some games which just look great, and they attract you based on that aspect before playing them. Splits is one of those games. It has a modular board made out of wood. Yes, I said wood.

Alzheimer and Dementia Support/Information Group Meeting Wed., June 13, 2:00 p.m., Social Work Dept. Everyone welcome. For more info contact the SHR Community Social Worker 786-0722. --- Yorkton Public Library: June 18 @ 2:00 p.m.

Summer is fast approaching and youth in the province, 14 and 15 year-olds, who are interested in summer jobs, must complete Saskatchewan's Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC) in order to work.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Guy Ritchie. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris. Frantic action detective story that suffers from trying to do too much.

On March 7, 2009, the Sturgis RCMP were called to a residence in the small community of Usherville in relation to the suspicious death of a local 50-year-old female resident.