Yorkton News Review - Archive

Although men have been assigned the stereotype of working the backyard grill, it is a joy that is shared by all home culinary enthusiasts. It’s a summertime passion.

The Painted Hand Casino Pow Wow has been going for 15 years, and the 2015 event saw strong dancing from the over 350 dancers that came from throughout North America and great music from the 15 drums.

Celebrate, remember and fight back. Those are the three goals for the Relay for Life, as it raises money and awareness for cancer in its fifth year in Yorkton. The event takes place on June 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Canadian Tire’s Jump Start program is dedicated to helping all kids play, and the month of June is the official Jump Start month in Canada.

The Yorkton municipal RCMP have charged a 20-year-old Yorkton man in relation to an incident that closed down all Yorkton schools on the afternoon of May 4. Tanner Edward Lingle faces one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Construction crews are settling into their work as progress continues on more than 30 highway projects. New work this week includes 17 kilometres of paving work on Highway 14 south of Wilkie.

Ed, my old neighbor, and self-adopted cousin from Saskatchewan has talked to me every week since we moved. He was grumpy last week that he had to try three times before he reached us.

The sounds of The Great Plains are coming to Yorkton. Saskia and Darrel will be bringing their show Song of the Prairies to the Yorkton New Horizons Hall on Thursday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m.