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In recognition of Special Olympics Athletes from our region attending the 2014 Special Olympics National Summer Games, Parkland Valley Special Olympics will be hosting a Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) and BBQ on Sat., June 14.

The Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association, in partnership with SaskPower, and the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, is pleased to announce the 2014 recipients of the Junior Citizen of the Year Award.

Yorkton's Painted Hand Casino hosted the 14th Annual Pow Wow held at the Gallagher Centre June 7 & 8. The theme for the Pow Wow was "honoring our youth" and many young dancers were on hand.

Parkland Regional College has been granted extensions to carry out both landscaping and paving required by the City at the new Trades and Technology Centre now under construction in the city.

The United Nations has designated June 15, 2014 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The day aims to focus global attention on the problem of physical, emotional, and financial abuse of elders.

Yorkton officially has a new Community Plan.

Nearly 60 participants in the 17th Annual Brayden Ottenbreit Close Cuts for Cancer head-shaving May 31 raised more than $36,000 for cancer research through the Canadian Cancer Society, Parkland Unit during the main event and five remote events at Mil

Motor vehicle collisions remain the leading cause of death in Canadian children over the age of one. From 2009-2012, 937 children between the ages of 0-12 were injured and 9 were killed in car crashes in Saskatchewan.

Warmer weather is here and it's more important than ever to protect yourself from pesky mosquito bites. Not only are bites uncomfortable, but the mosquito that bites you may also give you West Nile virus.

The Deer Park Golf Course equipment fleet is getting a major upgrade.