Local Arts

Nominations for the Yorkton municipal election closed last week, and two will be seeking the Mayor's chair while 10 go after six Councillor positions. For Mayor, Bob Maloney, a veteran of three terms on Council will face newcomer Richard Genaille.

There will likely be no election for Catholic school trustees on October 24. As of September 19 when nominations closed, only nine people had come forward for the 10 board positions.

On our way to the south end of Lake of the Prairies we made a detour, heading to the farm of John and Sandra Geres northeast of Langenburg. So you might wonder what a farm couple has to do with a series on fishing.

The majority of the workers trapped by a fire this morning at the potash mine in Rocanville are on their way to the surface. PotashCorp reported this morning that a cable reel located in the Rocanville mine was burning.

Fern Cooper, 65, and 13 other cataract-surgery patients arrived at Ontario's Oakville Trafalgar Hospital on June 25 to learn that they would not receive the usual anesthesia because the hospital had decided to schedule an "experimental day" to evalua

Robert Sinclair Sr. and family left Eday Island, Orkney Scotland on September 15, 1884 and boarded the ship "Siberian" at Glasgow to set sail for Canada. They arrived in Yorkton on October 12, 1884.

A man who escaped custody at Melville court on Monday has been captured by Yorkton RCMP at a residence in Yorkton. Christopher Adam Miller, 28, of Melville, escaped the provincial court room in Melville on Monday morning.

The Yorkton Film Festival (YFF) is pleased to announce it will be screening on Sunday, September 30 at the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre from 1:00 pm; To Make A Farm.

The Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corporation (SSTC) is proud to announce its list of 'Community Demonstration Grants.

Habitat for Humanity projects are nothing new for Yorkton, but a unique build was launched last week with a barbecue at Western Financial City Park. The "Yorkton Faith Build," scheduled to begin in 2014 is the first of its kind in Saskatchewan.