Yorkton This Week

Standardbred horse racing will return to Cornerstone Raceway this summer.

Rural Saskatchewan has certainly seen better budgets. But it has also seen worse. Let us examine today how rural Saskatchewan specifically did in the 2013-14 budget, presented last week by Finance Minister Ken Krawetz.

Given recently released numbers from Statistics Canada, it is unsurprising last week's provincial budget includes a significant bump in spending for corrections and policing.

The Yellowhead East Branch of the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW) celebrated Social Work Week with a "Lunch and Learn" event on Yorkton immigration services March 21.

The media sure knows how to spin things don't they? Last week, a story came out regarding the Saskatchewan Government deciding to cap a hefty insurance increase against motorcyclists.

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Marvin E. Woodrow on Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Yorkton Regional Hospital at the age of 65 years.

They had their sights set on gold, but in the end the Yorkton Regional High School Raiders senior boys basketball team wrapped up their season with their heads held high after capturing bronze this past weekend at 4A Hoopla in Saskatoon.

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Carlyle RCMP advise that all 7 youth passengers on the school bus were examined by EMS at the Carlyle Elementary School and then released to family members.

Brent Carl Martin, 23, violated his provincial community supervision order on March 25, 2013, by removing his electronic monitoring device and is now considered unlawfully at large.