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New drivers fared pretty well in SGI’s most recent traffic safety blitz. During June, police targeted new drivers and motorcycle riders for infractions related to licence restrictions.

Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall is bolstered by the results of a poll that indicates there is widespread public support for her private member’s bill Cassie and Molly’s Law.

A 50-year-old Yorkton man has been sentenced to time-served after being found guilty of causing a disturbance and breach of conditions.

Adoptable canines shared the stage with vintage cars at Royal Ford Saturday as Paws and Claws Animal Rescue raised funds with a barbecue during the dealership’s Show and Shine event.

Construction to bring Yorkton’s old casino building on Third Avenue up to code and develop commercial space has kicked into high gear.

The Government of Saskatchewan urges motorists to take work zone safety seriously. “The safety of construction crews and the travelling public is our number one priority,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Nancy Heppner said.

The Advisory Committee on Francophone Affairs’ report on Francophone Seniors has been received by Provincial Secretary Nadine Wilson. “I’d like to thank the Advisory Committee for this report on the issue of seniors in Saskatchewan,” Wilson said.

A Court of Queen’s Bench judge in Yorkton has sentenced 22-year-old Mitch Nahnybida to 40 months in prison for causing the death of his friend Eric Whitehawk.

The Board of Directors of Sunrise Health Region passed a balanced 2016-17 Operating Budget at a meeting held last Wednesday in the city.

For the first time in more than a decade, Canada registered a rise in the crime severity index in 2015. Yorkton was no exception experiencing an increase over 2014 in both its own index and relative to other jurisdictions.