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In spite of the snow on the ground and the cold air that surrounds it, spring will soon be here. Before a shovel can be put to soil or a seed can be planted in the ground, gardeners in the area need to get ready for the planting season.

A former Yorkton RCMP jail guard has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and breach of trust and will be going to prison although it has not been revealed for how long.

A local lawyer will be the Saskatchewan Provincial Court’s newest judge. Donna Taylor, an associate at the Yorkton firm Leland Campbell, was appointed to the bench last week.

The RCMP is once again turning to children for help. In celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary the national police force’s Musical Ride has established a contest to name 14 foals born this spring at the RCMP breeding farm in Pakenham, Ontario.

Verdict delayed The fate of a Theodore man accused of aggravated assault resulting in the paralysis of another man will be in the hands of a provincial court judge a little longer.

Canada’s national anthem has a long, storied, and, sometimes, controversial history. To most, it seems as if it has always been with us, but many may not realize, it only officially became the anthem 100 years after its earliest appearance.

Arrest warrants were issued for the following people at Yorkton Provincial Court March 13, 2017: Michelle Hunter Anyone with information can call Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-2400, Yorkton Provincial Court at 306-786-1400 or local police service.

Four Yorkton band students enjoyed an opportunity two weekends ago to participate in a provincial program with 125 other young people from 25 communities across southern Saskatchewan. The two-day event, hosted this year at Dr.

A military search and rescue technician who died during training exercise near Yorkton on March 8 was honoured March 13 in a ramp ceremony at the Royal Canadian Air Force base in Winnipeg where he had been stationed.

A provincial court judge has been found a 31-year-old Yorkton man accused of attempting to rob the Scoops Ice Cream bar last summer not guilty.