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Parkland College awarded a record high $110,800 in Internal Scholarships to 81 students at its awards ceremony at the Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton on Tuesday.

The government is taking decisive action through the new Procurement Transformation Action Plan to ensure there is an open, fair and transparent bidding environment for Saskatchewan businesses, and that taxpayers receive best value.

Reaction to the Saskatchewan budget unveiled last week is one of relief.

A 42-year-old Yorkton woman has been fined $1,700 and given a one-year driver’s licence suspension for causing a head-on collision while driving drunk.

The Saskatchewan Party revealed the province’s 2015 budget last week, and Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit said the result was one he found particularly gratifying.

When Joelle Bohn, owner of Joey Childrens Apparel, decided to start an event for children three years ago, how big it has become was beyond her wildest imagination. “Actually, it just happened,” she said.

Last year for Volunteer Appreciation Week, the City of Yorkton invited citizens to express their thoughts on a special web page. This year the City commissioned Regina poet Shayna Stock to turn the comments into a “found poem.

A pamphlet of 1913 — Pre-war boom years From the Del Sveinsson Fonds.

Grade 7 students from Yorkdale Central School had an opportunity to see democracy in action last week with a trip to the provincial Legislature in Regina.

The Salvation Army Food Bank has moved. Formerly located in the Thrift Store on Betts Avenue, it now has its own location right across the street along with a new name.