Local Arts

Hobo with a Shotgun (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Jason Eisener. Starring Rutger Hauer, Pasha Ebrahimi, Robb Wells. A hobo (Rutger Hauer) rides the rails into a city to pursue his dream of owning a lawnmower.

The tiny community of Springside is again coping with grisly news after the discovery of a deceased local couple whose dogs survived for at least a week on their remains.

The photo from Bill and Joyce Anaka's Collection show women modeling the latest fashions in swim suits at Gunn's Beach, circa 1920. The suits, which were "branded" with a capital "G" could be rented at Gunn's Beach Store on the south shore.

Saskatchewan families who are home hunting are seeing more options in their neighbourhoods as Saskatchewan home builders are leading the nation in new starts, according to a report released today by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Three months of rotating strikes by health professionals in the province ended last week with the reaching of a tentative agreement between the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan (HSAS) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organization

Job opportunities in Yorkton are up significantly compared to last summer, according to one of the province's measuring tools. The government-run SaskJobs.

Friends of Jimmy Ray Wiebe, the Shell gas station employee murdered on the job last month, are campaigning for a change in Saskatchewan's law that they believe will help avoid similar incidents in the future. "It hit home pretty close.

The suspicious death of a 41-year-old man in Melville was likely not murder, according to the RCMP. The deceased Melville man was found in his home, which has been blocked off by police since Tuesday morning.

Yorkton Council unanimously approved a Zoning Bylaw Amendment at its June 27 meeting to facilitate a new apartment development in the city. The amendment effectively enlarges a parcel of land on Balmoral Street to facilitate the development.

The City of Yorkton's Housing Committee has created a list of recommended municipal and provincial priorities it believes could help create housing development to alleviate the current tight supplies in the city.