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Top 10 stories of 2020 #9 - Wrestling program ends with title

Top 10 stories of 2020 #9 - Wrestling program ends with title

The wrestling program in Yorkton ended in 2020, but it ended with a bang. The final wrestler in the program, Riley Richards, took home a provincial title to end the program with a victory. It was Richards’ third provincial title.
Top 10 stories of 2020 #10 - Greg Ottenbreit wins again

Top 10 stories of 2020 #10 - Greg Ottenbreit wins again

Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit was returned for a fourth term in the Saskatchewan Legislature. After the vote Oct. 26, Ottenbreit was quickly declared elected with approximately 75.
Two stolen vehicles: Yorkton & Melville RCMP

Two stolen vehicles: Yorkton & Melville RCMP

The Yorkton RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating two vehicles that were stolen from Yorkton, and Melville. In the first incident, a 2018 Dodge Charger GT was stolen from a Yorkton car dealership sometime between Dec. 26, and Dec.

Jim Clayton's live online Piano Bar performances help beat COVID-19 blues

Perhaps a little jazz will help the COVID-19 blues. Canadian jazz musician and local resident Jim Clayton’s nightly online Piano Bar has attracted thousands of followers for just that reason.
Area couple turns metal into art

Area couple turns metal into art

When it comes to art Robin and Glenn Falkowski like to dig out a cutting torch and welder and get to work creating metal designs. The couple operate on a acreage northwest of the city, although Robin is a relative newcomer to the area.
Addressing social isolation for people living with dementia

Addressing social isolation for people living with dementia

Did you know that over 400,000 people in Canada1 have been diagnosed with dementia? Since most people living with dementia are over the age of 65, the baby-boomer population effect is expected to nearly double that number in the next 10 years.
Condo project hopes to shift focus

Condo project hopes to shift focus

A housing development began in 2011 to create condominiums in Yorkton is now switching gears to create Housing Society homes, if they receive the necessary approvals.
Yorkton Chamber receives funding for training and employment network

Yorkton Chamber receives funding for training and employment network

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has developed the Training & Employment Network (TEN) to provide support to communities and companies to integrate Indigenous, immigrant, youth, and women workers into the loc
Doukhobors Built Railway from Yorkton to Canora, 1910

Doukhobors Built Railway from Yorkton to Canora, 1910

Between 1905 and 1909, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway completed its transcontinental railway between Winnipeg and Edmonton. By January 1909, it announced its plan to construct a network of branch lines throughout Saskatchewan.
Kids head out to count birds

Kids head out to count birds

The Second Annual Christmas Bird Count for Kids was held Dec. 12, at the Ecological Preserve in Yorkton. In general the birds were lying low and the day was cloudy but the kids made a hike of it, and did see two chickadees, a raven, and a magpie.
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