Yorkton This Week

View from the Cheap Seats is an extension of the newsroom, which is frequently a site of heated debate on topics ranging from the extremely serious to the utterly ridiculous.

Farmers and agriculture industry people gathered in a field south of Yorkton last Thursday to study crop plots.

When it comes to which crops to grow, and which varieties within a particular crop type, the choices are extensive for farmers on the Canadian Prairies. Certainly a primary factor is the potential for profit, and that starts with price signals.

Livestock producers continue with haying operations throughout the province, although frequent rain and high humidity have slowed progress. Twenty-two per cent of the hay crop has been cut and 28 per cent is baled or put into silage.

It’s the most controversial topic in Canada this summer, the most downloaded application on the market and the best new way to market: it’s Pokémon Go.

The Yorkton Business Improvement District put up $50,000 to install an outside seating area outside the main doors at Gallagher Centre, which will feature tables, chairs and a variety of decorations.

Arrest warrants were issued for the following people at Yorkton Provincial Court Monday, July 25: Keshia Korrey Danyluk Brooke Louise Macrae Anyone with information can call Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-2400, Yorkton Provincial Court at 306-786-1400 or th

Two people are in custody following a Hollywood-style car chase near Punnichy last Wednesday. The suspects, Keli William Stonechild (24) and Kristin Marie Lerat (32) allegedly fled from Regina police on the evening of July 20 in a Dodge Caravan.

I love the middle of July because that’s when the new crime statistics come out.

Saskatchewan Agriculture is reminding residents that rabies is present across much of the province, after several cases of rabies in domestic animals were detected over the last few months.