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Violence Awareness Week was declared Monday by Yorkton Council for the current week of Dec. 2 - Dec. 8. "This week encompasses December 6, which in 1991 was designated as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.

Yorkton Council took its first public look at the City's 2013 Operating Budget at its Committee-of-the-Whole meeting Monday. The budget shows net expenditures of $18,008,825.

Twelve Thirty Four Ellen Kolenick 7-out-of-10 As the weather turns colder I've been seeking longer refuge near my small box stove hunched over my work bench, a project under my nose and drowning in familiar Bob Dylan records.

It has become as much a symbol of Christmas as jingle bells and holly, sleigh rides and jolly old Saint Nick. The Yorkton Salvation Army (SA) kicked off its annual kettle fundraiser at Parkland Mall on November 30.

Sunrise Health Region Community Health Advisory Committees (CHACs) provide the Regional Health Authority with local perspective on health related issues and give a forum for community leaders to take part in interactive sessions at least three times

Jim Davies and Merv Weinmeister of the Yorkton Antique Car Association presented a cheque for $2,500 towards the STARS Heli-pad to Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation.

Yorkton RCMP seized 32 grams of crack and cocaine along with large amount of cash on November 28 after executing a search warrant at a Yorkton business.

Horse show jumping is a longtime Olympics sport, but for the last 10 years, equestrians have been performing in "horseless" show jumping, in which horse courses are run by "riders" on foot (who, by the way, do not straddle broomsticks).

The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) is raising awareness about the risks of buying vehicles from unlicensed vehicle dealers.

Kamsack RCMP have located Ethan Musqua safe and sound. Musqua had not been seen since November 30. The RCMP would like to thank the public and the media outlets for their assistance in this matter.