Yorkton News Review - Archive

Story:The District Governor from Lions International, Ken Grummett, was in Yorkton recently, to visit local Lions clubs and share the International President Wing Kun Tam's theme of "I Believe," and talk about the things happening throughout the dist

An aspiring local author is getting an opportunity to hone her skills and work with a best-selling author to learn how to best tell her story.

The Yorkton Terriers put the brakes on the recent eight game winning streak by the visiting Nipawin Hawks Wednesday night at the Farrell Agencies Arena. Outshooting the visitors 42-25, the Terriers claimed a 3-2 overtime win.

I honestly can't remember the last time I sat down and actually hand wrote a letter. Aside from the odd chicken scratch note, if it's not typed in an email or a text, it doesn't exist for me... and so it seems, society is evolving.

To the editor: The release of a video showing four US Marines urinating on the corpses of Afghan Taliban fighters shocks people, and for good reason.

It may have happened many years ago but crime has caught up with a local man. Seventy-two year old, William Henry Gaitens, of Yorkton appeared in court recently to stand trial for sexual assault offences that occurred between 1985 and 1990.

It was a tight race and a long road to the finish line but early Wednesday morning it was officially announced the City of Yorkton is the winner of a $150,000 cash prize from the Aviva Community Fund! Yorkton was one of 12 recipients in a share of $1

If you have a craving for a tasty, home cooked meal, Deb McKeen has the means to satisfy you.

The Yorkton Manos Midget Terriers hosted an eight team hockey tournament over the weekend. Teams included Lampman, Swan River, Lumsden/Bethune combined team, Regina, Moose Jaw and Dauphin as well as the Manos Midget Terriers.

Prizes are up for grabs, as is the chance to highlight the importance of a healthy ecosystem and the work of the AWSA. The Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association (AWSA) is again holding its annual poster contest.