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An expanded amnesty for owners of recently prohibited semi-automatic rifles and new firearms licence legislation being proposed by the federal government is welcome news for Yorkton Melville MP Garry Breitkreuz.

The steam calliope is a musical instrument that resembles a piano or organ, but produces sound by sending steam through whistles.

Parkland College is joining forces with two other educational institutions to enhance opportunities for students to prepare for careers in mining.

The Otthon Outlaws 4-H Equestrian Club celebrated their Achievement Day on Sunday, July 27th.

Drinking and boating accounts for approximately 40% of boating-related fatalities on Canadian waterways.

Summer is a good time for a walk. And that is exactly what staff of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, Yorkton Business Improvement District, and members of Yorkton Council did last week.

Several projects to improve Yorkton's streets, water, sewer and storm systems will soon be underway in the City. This means a number of road closures and detours throughout the summer and fall to enable these necessary upgrades to our infrastructure.

Kamsack RCMP are seeking the public's assistance tracking down a 26-year-old Kamsack man who has breached curfew, a condition of a conditional sentence he is serving for resisting arrest.

Permanent repairs are nearing completion just weeks after severe flooding damaged a number of bridges in southeastern Saskatchewan.

The City of Yorkton has promoted one of its own to the city manager position vacated by Dave Putz on July 18. Lonnie Kaal, a 20-year city hall veteran in the finance portfolio, takes over as the City's top bureaucrat August 4.