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KMAG YOYO (And Other American Stories) Hayes Carll Indie 9 out-of-10 A decade ago Hayes Carll wasn't gracing too many top 10 lists or receiving accolades of critical acclaim, but he was out there somewhere in middle America playing a dusty dive bar,

The Health Foundation and TD Bank Financial Group announced the recipients of the Fall Education Awards for 2011. Applications are considered twice each year and awards are given each spring and fall.

Yes music fans it is true, The Trews are headed to Yorkton March 14. The well-known Canadian band from Antigonish, NS, are making a tour across Canada, their first major swing across the country since the release of Hope & Ruin back in April.

BEASTS OF SEASON Laura Gibson Indie 8-out-of-10 A good rope, as we all know, is made of many tiny strands of very strong material, individually fragile but extremely strong when woven together.

The Heart Truth is heart disease and stroke is the # 1 killer of women in Canada, but most don't know it. Heart disease is not a "man's disease": women are more likely than men to die of a heart attack or stroke.

Obsessions: (1) Don Aslett, 76, recently opened the Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho, as the culmination of a lifelong devotion to tidying up.

Bill Clinton was President when Chicago native Michael Flatley created and launched Lord of the Dance (www.lordofthedance.com).

From settlement days until the mid twentieth century, if you lived in the country in most of North America, children attended a one room school in their district.

Yorkton Council has unanimously supported a new banner policy at its regular meeting Monday.

A lower-than-expected population count for Yorkton in the 2011 Census of Canada is going to cost local taxpayers money.