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Charity road racers hit the streets again

Charity road racers hit the streets again

Early on Sunday morning, select roads around Yorkton were closed to traffic as runners littered the streets to take part in the Yorkton Health Foundation’s 11th annual charity road race. An impressive total of $18, 435 was raised this year.
Canada 150 A local retrospective - Yorkton crops devastated this week in 1962

Canada 150 A local retrospective - Yorkton crops devastated this week in 1962

Crop damage, car crashes, inspection impostors, and the threat of smallpox kept everyone on their toes in Yorkton as the dog days of summer came to a close 55 years ago.
Nominations open for Farmer Recognition Award

Nominations open for Farmer Recognition Award

The Yorkton Exhibition Association, together with Yorkton Auction Centre, announces today that nominations are now open for the Farmer Recognition Award.

Thinking I do with words - Time to break out an old school camera

Way back when I graduated from high school, nearly 15 years ago, my grandmother gave me a camera. Specifically, she gave me her camera, a Beacon, made by Whitehouse at some point in the 1940s.
Dog obstacle course promotes adoption, Canada 150

Dog obstacle course promotes adoption, Canada 150

Dogs bobbed and weaved their way through an obstacle course at Wiggly Field as part of an adoption event and a celebration of Canada 150.
Down and dirty

Down and dirty

The 2017 edition of the Theodore Super Swamper was held Friday and Saturday. The two-day event included both truck and ATV mud flings, as well as having the Saskatchewan Rush monster ride truck on site, along with food and refreshments.
Fatal crash occurs near Sturgis

Fatal crash occurs near Sturgis

A man has died after a collision with an agricultural sprayer on August 20 near Sturgis. The man was driving north on an ATV on a grid road when he collided with an eastbound agricultural sprayer.
Parents and children team up and tee off

Parents and children team up and tee off

What better way to spend a Sunday than on the golf course with your family? On Sunday, 88 golfers did just that as they participated in the second annual Parent & Child Golf Tournament, put on by ReMax at Deer Park Golf Course in Yorkton.
Yorkton courthouse undergoes renovations

Yorkton courthouse undergoes renovations

The Yorkton courthouse is getting a facelift. The Darlington Street property will be receiving touch-ups to its walls and roof in the coming months.
Lutz brings a championship home to Yorkton

Lutz brings a championship home to Yorkton

When she was four years old, Kennedy Lutz hopped on a dirt bike for the first time. The bike was a gift from her father, Ken, who enjoyed the sport himself.
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