Local News

There is a road closure at Darlington and 7th to repair damage to the road. Traffic is being directed away from the area.

They say you can’t experience something fully until you’ve experienced it first-hand. The fresh, new bus system with shorter routes is part of the City of Yorkton’s pilot program.

Wildcats - A Winners Bottom: Jorie Dull, Bo Loster, Levi Morin, Brendan Dzuba, Adam Neibrandt, Peter Giannoulis, Tanner Mak. Top: Nathan Thompson, Rylan Jasper, Steven St. Marie, Adam Byczynski.

Better Newspapers Competition to take place in April

The Get Moving Project, taking place at the Yorkton Springers Gymnastics Club, received $3,900 from Saskatchewan Lotteries.

A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered to walk across Yorkton for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser, which raises awareness of homeless issues in the area while raising money for Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm. Canada’s economic fabric, they say, is in danger, and you should be sounding the alarm, too.

The Yorkton Public Library was the host of a Dr. Seuss day on Feb. 22. The day featured plenty of activities for kids to do, all built around that kids’ favorite, Dr. Seuss. Pictured, kids match rhyming words before they read Green Eggs and Ham.

Deb Danyluk won a $100 gift certificate from BodyPoetry in the Health, Mind and Body draw. Certificate presented by Deanna Brown of YTW.

The Yorkton RCMP are asking for anyone with information to contact them after an possible abduction attempt of a 10 year old elementary school student. The incident occurred yesterday in the Morrison Drive/Caldwell Crescent area.