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Responding to information that a fugitive they were seeking was hiding at a residence on the Cote First Nation, the RCMP apprehended Adam Cote on July 18. During the takedown both Cote and a police service dog were injured. Cpl.

Following the strong recommendation of Saskatchewan's Medical Health Officers and other health system leaders, health regions are proceeding with an "immunize-or-mask" policy for staff during the 2014-15 flu season.

Despite the weather so far, it is officially Summer. People will be spending more time outdoors relaxing, vacationing and of course doing yard work.

The City Employee's BBQ was held on July 17, 2014. Proceeds from the event went to help flood victims.

The 11th Annual Prairie Thunder Drag Races shut down Yorkton Regional Airport July 20 and turned the tarmac into an eighth mile track.

Saskatchewan's manufacturers continue to impress in the global marketplace after another thriving month of sales according to reports issued by Statistics Canada. Shipments for May hit a record-breaking $1.5 billion (seasonally adjusted).

A local author who writes under the pseudonym Marsha Meadows has recently released the second book in a planned trilogy; Jessica Awakens Meadows said while now a veteran writer in the respect she had book one of the trilogy; 'Jessica's Perception', r

A recent Yorkton Regional High School graduate will be representing southeast Saskatchewan on a trade mission to China this summer.

The Parkland Writers' Alliance (PWA) is hoping a new partnership with the Yorkton Public Library and this newspaper will bring aspiring scribes out of hiding.

Yorkton Peace Day Parade July 19, 1919. Margaret Ball Collection. It is still often forgotten that the First World War did not officially end on 11th November 1918.