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@MedicineHatNews The City of Havre, Mont. has issued a boil water advisory while it flushes the water system and boosts chlorination. That process could take 20 days to complete, and according to public works officials, is being done out of “an abundance of caution” after two city residents and one Hill County resident fell ill. ... Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com Saturday marked a special day for the winners of the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede’s Princess for a Day competition. The two girls, eight-year-old Willow Page and 10-year-old Jaylin Arnal, spent the first portion of their day playing games at Dunmore Dugout, alongside the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Queen and Princess. “They’ve been ... Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Four staff members at the Veiner Centre were laid off at the beginning of April as a mixed result of fewer donations from the community and increased costs of utilities and food. Currently the nonprofit organization is trying to rise $130,000 to keep its doors open and continue providing services, outreach and support to ... Read More »

news@medicinehatnews.com The Broncs & Honky Tonks Spring Indoor Rodeo held in Medicine Hat over the weekend kicked off the Pro Rodeo Canada’s 2024 season with dozens of competitors across eight events. Unofficial results have been released for all winners who competed in Sunday’s rodeo. Dantan Bertsch took home first prize in the bareback riding event, ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Knights kicked off their American Legion season in winning fashion on the weekend. The Knights won both of their exhibition contests Sunday against the U16 Calgary Premier Blues, winning 13-9 and 11-6. Logan Cunningham led the way offensively in the first win with four hits, three RBIs and two runs scored. ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks will have some familiar faces in the lineup this season for local baseball fans. The Mavs announced the commitment of local product Evan Morrison for the 2024 summer. Evan, the nephew of Mavs owner and general manager Greg Morrison, plays first base, third base and left field at Western Texas ... Read More »

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Drought conditions grow a lot of grasshoppers, but it also makes fertile ground for proposals to remake the water system in southern Alberta. On Friday were heard details of overarching agreement by water users – cities, irrigators and a few industrial license holders – to reduce water use this summer. Laced throughout it all ... Read More »

It’s the hallmark of a great community to see the volunteer efforts going on in getting the Medicine Hat Curling Club up and running again. For a major Canadian city like Medicine Hat to be without a curling club for two years would be like closing the only soccer pitch in a Scottish town. Thankfully, ... Read More »

The future is looking brighter than ever for Alberta’s high school students. The provincial government has announced a significant $4.45-million investment into dual-credit grants for the 2024-25 school year. This funding will allow school authorities across the province to create new or enhance existing dual-credit programming. Dual-credit courses are a fantastic way for students in ... Read More »

Dear editor, What is the point of local government bodies establishing policies for their conduct when they do not even abide by their own policies? Case in point, the Medicine Hat Public School Board’s policy pertaining to “Meetings of the Committee of the Whole.” Meetings of “Committee of the Whole” are conducted behind closed doors, ... Read More »

Dear editor, There are Hatters who believe the accomplishments of city council over the past two years merits blind faith in their decision-making capability, and innuendo is a perfectly acceptable way to undo the democratic will of citizens. Such individuals aren’t likely going to try to rationalize the need to redact the names of the ... Read More »

Dear editor, We all need water. But will it be available for everyone this summer? Last year in Alberta, several agricultural states of emergency were declared across the province due to drought. Some municipalities implemented water restrictions for residents. This year could be worse with a current low snowpack in the mountains, limited precipitation, a ... Read More »