Local Arts

The size of a wage increase for Yorkton's firefighters is now in the hands of an arbitration board.

From time to time, a virus, such as the swine flu in 2009 or H1N1 last year, comes along and dominates the headlines. Meanwhile, year in and year out, seasonal influenza hospitalizes thousands Canadians and claims hundreds of lives.

August wholesale trade numbers jumped 10.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis, the second highest percentage increase among the provinces on a seasonally adjusted basis according to Statistics Canada. Nationally, wholesale trade was up 6.0 per cent.

New driver August Becker leaves his cellphone alone every time he drives. "You just shouldn't text and drive, it's a stupid thing to do.

Nearly a year-and-a-half after Yorkton and District Nursing Home's bus had to be taken off the road, a new one is on its way.

Four suspects are in custody and one has been released following an armed bank robbery in Elfros two weeks ago. On October 7, a masked gunman entered the Elfros Credit Union and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Featured here from the Rosenmeyer Fonds is a harvesting photo taken in 1916. Standing on a wagon that is equipped with a water tank and pump is Ralph Vanderburgh, who had homesteaded about 3 miles east of Yorkton.

The Board of Education of the Good Spirit School Division held a special meeting on October 20, 2014 to review tenders for the building of the new school in Langenburg.

The Government of Saskatchewan, in co-operation with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), is pleased to proclaim October 19-25 as Small Business Week 2014 in the province.

Environment Minister Scott Moe proclaimed October 20-26 as Waste Reduction Week in Saskatchewan, joining provinces across the country in recognizing the importance of managing and reducing waste.