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City of Yorkton Manager Lonnie Kaal will receive a Meritorious Service Award from the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association. "The SUMA Awards Banquet will be held in February of 2015 in Regina.

Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) Chief Wallace Fox speaks at the official grand opening of the band's new Castle Building Centre on Highway 10.

The first annual Peace Walk was held Sunday, September 21st. The event, hosted by Living Peace Association, celebrates International Peace Day.

In support of Shoppers Drug Mart's ongoing commitment to women's health, the Company and its Associate-owners announced today that the 13th annual Tree of Life campaign will run from September 20th, 2014 to October 17th, 2014.

The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society is continuing its efforts to save the old mill building. That was the simple message to Yorkton Council Monday when Vern Brown gave the Society's annual report.

The face of the holidays will be getting a facelift in the city as Yorkton Council voted unanimously to replace its street decorations a year ahead of schedule.

Police and SGI continued a no tolerance policy on dangerous driving habits during August issuing more than 3,700 speeding tickets and 319 for distracted driving. Cell phone use remains the number one distracted driving offence with 228 citations.

Well it happened again! The leaves have turned and there is a touch of frost on the air. Fall is here! And, for many outdoor enthusiasts, so is the fall hunting season.

A local Kindergarten program will be a showcase for the province this school year. The Ministry of Education chose Deanna Hansen's class at St. Paul's School for the honour because it is model of what the government wants early learning to be.

For a second year in a row, Yorkton showed a significant drop in its crime severity ranking of cities with more than 10,000 population.