Local Arts

When a coworker was in a car accident and needed help, the staff of the Yorkton Tribal Council stepped up to try to help her as she recovered from her injuries.

The Yorkton RCMP wants to get a closer connection to the community and to meet with people to discuss their concerns when it comes to crime in Yorkton.

The Threshermen’s Show and Senior’s Festival was like going back to a farm from many years ago, with horses, old tractors and traditional farming methods on display and being demonstrated to a crowd.

Every painting starts with a brush stroke. The kids at the Yorkton Public Library’s Teen Paint Nite were charged with painting a sunset. Calei Warkentin and Halle Wilkinson painted the yellow on their sunsets at the event.

Parkland College welcomed a new group of firefighting recruits Jul. 30 in Melville. Twenty-one students are enrolled in the NFPA 1001 Professional Firefighting program this fall.

Yorkton Council filled two positions focused on community safety at its regular meeting Tuesday. The first appointment saw Kevin Galbraith installed as Special Constable – Community Safety Officer (CSO).

It’s big, it’s powerful, it’s over 100 years old, and it’s Matthew Weber’s baby.

The Yorkton RCMP are investigating a robbery that happened at the 7/11 on Broadway Street West on Aug. 5. According to a Facebook post made by the RCMP, on Aug. 5, at approximately 11:50 p.m., two unknown masked males entered the business.

The City of Yorkton has had a curbside recycling program for over a decade, allowing people to just toss their recycling in front of their homes once a week, to be picked up by the youth in the Prairie Harvest Employment Program.

The Yorkton Boys and Girls Club hosts drop-in programs for kids to do a variety of different activities throughout the summer. Each program gives kids an opportunity to do something unique, creative, and fun. This past week, on Aug.