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A huge plume of whitish smoke hung over the horizon east of Yorkton Friday afternoon. The smoke was the result of a crop stubble burn just north along Highway #10 East, near Yorkton Memorial Gardens.

Remembrance Week has begun in Yorkton with the official flag raising by the cenotaph on Darlington Ave. This week, due to COVID-19, the week will be a bit different, with services and colour parties delivered virtually.

Yorkton will elect a new mayor Monday, Nov. 9. There are two candidates vying for the seat and Yorkton This Week sent a series of question to both and their answers are below. Question #1: Like most cities, Yorkton has an infrastructure deficit.

Regina – With winter on the horizon, major projects for the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure are wrapping up.

Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infectious: Yorkton October 29 Save-On Foods, 277 Broadway Street East (Parkland Mall)

As cases of COVID-19 begin to spike in Saskatchewan, Tonya Olson knows exactly what that means. The Yorkton resident is a survivor of COVID-19, and she is imploring people to take the virus seriously so they do not have to go through what she did.

On the evening of Nov. 2, 2020, officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at Sacred Heart High School in Yorkton.

The Early Learning Centre at the Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) on North Street will be closed until Nov.

Yorkton was the locale of the third leg of the Legacy Co-op Disc Golf Tour with action taking place on a cold and windy Halloween Saturday.

St. Mary’s School’s Nutrition program has received a generous donation from Edna Popowich, in memory of Ron Popowich. St. Mary’s Nutrition worker, Cheryl Villeneuve and St.