Yorkton This Week

Regina – Despite extremely sluggish drilling activity in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, the Aug. 11 Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas rights brought in $2.4 million.

On August 14, 2020, Kamsack RCMP received a report of a stolen truck. The truck was stolen from the Cote First Nation. The truck is a 2008 Ford F350 Crew cab, Red in color with Saskatchewan licence plate 457 LNX.

The passing lanes between Yorkton and Melville have officially opened.

There are 30 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 14, bringing the total to 1,541 total cases. The new cases are located in the North Central (1), South West (23) and South Central (6) regions.

When it comes to the new Major League Rugby loop, which was into its third season before a COVID-19 shutdown, one team has been the shining star to-date, both in terms of on-field performance and fan support, and that has been the Seattle Seawolves.

Warm weather continued to help crops mature throughout the province. This was beneficial for many areas, but some reported premature ripening and damage from high heat.

On August 10, 11, 2020, Kamsack RCMP received reports of family goats getting killed in the RM of Norquay. Neighbors reported a suspicious white extended cab truck with a black bottom image of lightning bolt across bottom panel.

After closing in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery has reopened its doors.

A recent perusal of a well-known ag media site found stories on technologies to better seed cover crops, and machinery tech allowing for cultivation for weed control between crop rows.

2010 marked 125 years since the North West Resistance. Its commemoration is really the story of the Métis people’s transition from a buffalo hunting culture to one of settlement.