Yorkton This Week

CAA’s September’s focus is on safety in school zones as thousands of Saskatchewan students will be starting a new school year.

Overnight between August 28 and August 29, 2019 a 2009 Kawasaki Brute Force 750D9 ATV was stolen from the backyard of a residence in Churchbridge. The ATV is dark green in colour and has after market tires.

Producers in the province now have two per cent of the 2019 crop combined, up from less than one per cent last week, but behind the five-year (2014-2018) average of nine per cent.

Otthon, Saskatchewan is located north of Melville on the Canadian National Railway line, 17 kilometers from Yorkton. The line was built in 1910 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.

On August 28, 2019 at 10 PM a group of 5-6 youths were seen damaging a scooter in the 100 block of Betts Ave North in Yorkton. The youth are described as 14-16yrs old, 2 females and 3-4 males. One a male was wearing a bright orange sweater.

Viterra Inc. (“Viterra”) has announced it is continuing its partnership with STARS air ambulance to sponsor its 2020 fundraising calendar.

A girl from the Keeseekoose First Nation (FN) has been recognized by the FN for having won the Grand Prix 3-D shoot in Prince Albert recently.

Situational awareness, staying rested key to avoiding tragedy

Saskatchewan residents will soon have access to a brand new emergency department.

Rumina Edgerton of Weyburn, a goalie for Team Canada’s U17 women’s waterpolo team, returned home with a silver medal along with her team after competing at the Pan American Youth Waterpolo Championships in Trinidad.