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Week focuses on being ready

It's Emergency Preparedness Week and Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) wants to help Canadians better prepare for severe weather and other potential emergencies to protect their families, homes and businesses.

Girl Guide bottles stolen overnight

Yorkton Girl Guide leader Carrie Morrison awoke Monday morning to find thieves had entered her fenced-in backyard during the night and made off with bags full of bottles collected by Girl Guides in the city Sunday.

Fish kill not major concern at LoP

Fish have died at Lake of the Prairies this spring, but Manitoba government officials are not expecting it to significantly impact lake populations moving forward.

Teen jailed for alcohol breach

A 19-year-old Yorkton man will spend the next four months in jail for theft and breaching a probation order not to consume or possess alcohol. Chaz Umperville pleaded guilty May 6 to two counts of theft and two counts of breach.
Fiddle time

Fiddle time

The Scott Woods Show - Swingin' Fiddles is making its way across Canada and will be playing Thursday, May 16 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Yorkton at 7:00 pm.
United Church (Lower Hall) Coffee Party & Cookie Walk

United Church (Lower Hall) Coffee Party & Cookie Walk

Who is the sauciest duck in Yorkton? Help us celebrate Ducks Unlimited Canada 75th Anniversary by attending. Media challenge BBQ Cookoff. Three Yorkton media outlets are going head to head in a no-holds barred BBQ cookoff on Fri., May 10 at the St.
Film Festival announces special screening

Film Festival announces special screening

The Yorkton Film Festival (YFF) will kick off this year's event with a special screening of Terry Ortynsky's film Twice .
UPDATE: Yellow Quill murder suspect arrested in Regina

UPDATE: Yellow Quill murder suspect arrested in Regina

Police in Regina have apprehended Charles Bighead for second degree murder in the shooting death of Dorinda Machiskinic on the Yellow Quill First Nation May 4.
Yorkton cops seize 23 pounds of marijuana

Yorkton cops seize 23 pounds of marijuana

Clark Protz charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking
Mayor tells Chamber city doing well

Mayor tells Chamber city doing well

Things are very positive in terms of growth in Yorkton, but with growth comes growing infrastructure needs.
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