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Jarret Stoll, who was born at Neudorf, and played his minor hockey in Yorkton, returned to the city last week, and he brought the Stanley Cup with him.

Southern Air Yellowcard 7-out-of-10 I'd wager it's been about eight years since I've heard a Yellowcard song. "Ocean Avenue" was their breakout single, and album, in 2002, which I sank my 12 year old teeth into like it was a watermelon.

It took a change in approach, but the Broadway to King Street Recreation Corridor project was approved as per budget at the regular meeting of Council.

Saskatchewan will contribute $450,000 to mountain pine beetle control efforts in Alberta as the two provinces work together to aggressively detect and remove infested trees at the leading edge of the infestation in eastern Alberta.

A full stadium welcomed back the Truck and Tractor Pulls at Cornerstone Raceway for its second year after a 20 year hiatus on August 17 and 18.

As the Harper government moves at a snail's pace to get a handle on spending, it's becoming obvious we need tougher action on trimming the federal payroll in order to balance the budget and deliver cost-effective government.

The Saskatchewan Municipal Board (SMB) has come down with a ruling which will allow for the City of Yorkton to move forward with annexation of lands it already owns within the Rural Municipality of Orkney.

Spotlight on the Orkney Settlement, 6 miles west (9.

The August sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights has brought in almost $23.3 million in revenue for the province. With these latest results, total land sale revenues for the 2012 calendar year now stand at $78.9 million.

Stan Stephenson donated $5,000 to The Health Foundation's campaign raising funds for the purchase of an additional ultrasound machine. Stephenson has been a generous supporter of the work of The Health Foundation for many years.