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Drowning Prevention Week is taking place in Saskatchewan from July 18-25. The week is organized by the Lifesaving Society to educate the public about the hazards on, in and near the water.

Attend the Grand Opening of the reconstructed Bell Barn at Indian Head, Sask. on Saturday, July 24, at 1:00 p.m. Where: Round barn, one mile north of Indian Head, on Hwy 56. The barn ruins were dismantled in 2008, and reconstruction started in 2009.

The Bredenbury Sunnyside Golf Club held their open golf tournament Sunday, July 11th. There were 20 avid golfers out for the tournament. The winners were.

Kim Walker is out of prison and back in Yorkton - at least for now. The father convicted of second-degree murder for the 2003 killing of his daughter's boyfriend has been released on bail pending his new trial.

Yorkton Public Library will be closed until further notice. We will be relocating in a temporary alternate location while the library is being restored due to flood damage. Please do not return books to YPL, and disregard current late notices.

Each month a male and a female student is selected as the SHHS Saint of the Month. Saint of the Month students are nominated by staff and students of SHHS.

Saskatchewan's Fire Commissioner Duane McKay, is again warning people about a family firework that poses a significant fire hazard. Sold as "The Flying Lantern" this product is also known as a "sky lantern".

If you like your music with a hard metal edge, then plan to attend Warehouse Mayhem II at the Agripavilion in Yorkton July 31.

Investigators from the Punnichy RCMP detachment as well as RCMP Major Crimes, Regina Office, continue to actively investigate the suspicious sudden death on the Muskowekwan First Nation.

Sunrise Health Region is reminding residents throughout the region who have been affected by recent flooding of the risks related to the development of and exposure to mould. Mould growth is expected in buildings in the aftermath of floods.