Local News

When Yorkton Councillor Darcy Zaharia began promoting a ‘Coffee with City Council’ he was hoping an informal setting might offer a fresh way to address the issues some residents might have.

There are some very basic things to follow to get better photographs. Greg Johnson, who is best-known as The Tornado Hunter held a camera workshop for beginners at Windy Acres Retreat near Yorkton this week.

Five individuals have been charged with numerous offences after an incident on the Keeseekoose First Nation (FN). On January 26 at approximately 5:30 a.m.

The submission of information from KamKids Daycare regarding its importance to the community and the final report from the tree planting project along the river were among the items of concern to town council at its regular meeting on January 14.

The Town of Preeceville approved its committee and board appointments at its December meeting, according to Lorelei Karcha, Town of Preeceville administrator.

A come and go tea was held in Norquay recently in celebration of a resident who reached a milestone birthday. Nellie Matiece was honoured on January 12 at the Evergreen Place common room on the occasion of her 100 th birthday.

As a student minister in1902, Rob McKay’s summer job was to be an itinerant representative of the Presbyterian Church in the wilds of the then North West Territories, now east-central Saskatchewan.

When the Laketown Players hit the stage this week at the Saltcoats Community Hall the production will have a very strong connection to the community.

The 20th annual Preeceville and District Mushers’ Rendezvous was said to have been another success and proceeds are to go towards purchasing equipment for the Preeceville and District medical centre, according to organizers.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Summit in the city March 27. “It’s open to all from beginning entrepreneurs … to senior entrepreneurs,” said Chamber president Mike Stackhouse at a press conference to announce the event.