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As classes get under way this week, both the public and separate school boards have their priority in sharp focus. "For us, it's still the focus on literacy," said Dwayne Reeve, director of education for Good Spirit School Division (GSSD).

Congratulations to St. Paul's Students on a successful year. Our Year-end Mass and Academic Awards were held on Tuesday, June 24th. Our many thanks to Father Francis, of St. Gerard's Church for leading us in prayer.

Modern Warfare The leader of the devout Sunni jihadist group Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, making a rare, solemn appearance in July, wore a flashy silver wristwatch that various video analysts described as either a Rolex or an Omega Seafarer o

The Yorkton Arts Council (YAC) is celebrating two significant anniversaries this year. Sunflower, which takes place in the city this weekend, has been a major arts and craft event in Saskatchewan for 35 years.

This summer, the Government of Saskatchewan will invest nearly a quarter of a million dollars for a new access road into the Jubilee Boat Launch as well as earthwork construction for an additional trailer sewage disposal station at Pickerel Point Cam

Trent Cassan, head coach and general manager of the Yorkton Junior 'A' Terriers will have some added responsibilities in terms of coaching this fall.

Parkland College and Treaty 4 Student Success Program Inc.

The new Consumer Protection and Business Practices Act that came into effect September 1, 2014, updates new rules protecting consumer rights in Saskatchewan.

There are more trains on the rails than ever before and they are getting longer.

New York, New York. Broadway. It is, if not the dance Mecca of the world, one of them. Every couple of years, Yorkton's Dance Innovations takes students on a trip, usually alternating between New York and Los Angeles.