Yorkton This Week

On August 6, 2020, at approximately 6:15 a.m., Melville RCMP responded to a serious single motor vehicle collision on Highway 10 approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Melville, SK.

Regular readers will know that technology advancement in agriculture is a favoured topic of mine. It is the area which holds out the greatest potential for advancements in crop production, at least in the short to mid-term.

Yorkton Arts Council and the City of Yorkton's Sidewalk Concert Series is wrapping up this week, with the Remainders, a jazz trio featuring baritone saxophonist Marc Holt, guitarist Michael Stankowski, and bassist Nevin Buehler.

A safe return to the classroom must include frequent cleaning and disinfection to minimize transmission risk.

Harvest operations have just started in some parts of the province. There have been reports of farmers desiccating pulse crops, with more planning to within the next week or two.

There was an impressive group of Pirate Tennis Club members out holiday Monday morning repairing and painting the Western Development Museum courts. Thanks to Mike Giroux for organizing and to all the others who helped.

Eleven new cases reported Thursday

There was something actually frightening about the death of former US Presidential candidate Herman Cain last week.

At 7 P.M. on Monday, July 6, 2020 Mayor Gallant called the Special Council Meeting to order in Churchbridge with a quorum present. Things began with a discussion on lot sizes and what would be good for the new Cedar Cres. development.

Yes, it’s August. And yes, thanks to the quirkiness, cancellations and postponements in the 2020 sporting world caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs only began this past Saturday.