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RCMP wonder if separate child luring investigations involve same suspect
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 24th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties are investigating whether there is a connection to a child luring investigation in Gleichen last month and another in central Alberta. Sketches of the suspect in each bear a resemblance to the other, the RCMP stated on Monday, and they are circulating them in hopes of learning more from the public. On July ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former News publisher remembered as vibrant lover of community
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Mike Hertz, publisher of the Medicine Hat News for 22 years, died Thursday after battling through recurring bouts of cancer over the past 10 years. He was 71. Friends in the city recalled his love of baseball, community work and support for the Rotary Club. Colleagues said his pride in the community was matched ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: It just keeps coming
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This column has complained both sides that the final weeks of August are the doldrums of news, or conversely that it’s downright uncivil how much is going on. Well, as the old Chinese proverb goes, here we go again… or was it something about living in interesting times? There’s a new dimension to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family Fun and Flight ‘COVID-sized’ but still a go
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Organizers of the Family Fun and Flight airshow say a “COVID-sized” show this weekend will help keep the nose pointed up on the annual exhibition of aircraft at the Medicine Hat Regional Airport. The event gets underway Sunday, with local aircraft and specialty cars on display, food trucks and tours of the city available ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A little more about the life of former publisher Mike Hertz
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2021
Mike Hertz graduated from high school in 1968 and has four years at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He spent 13 years in the hospitality industry managing hotels and restaurants across Saskatchewan for a hospitality management company based in Moose Jaw. Mike started his career in newspapers in 1987 as an advertising representative for ... Read More »
1 responseOfficials in Havre hope to land part of major water upgrade program
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Water officials in Havre, Mont. are seeking a share of the massive U.S. infrastructure stimulus bill to upgrade drinking water in Hill County. This week, the state Governor’s office released its ranking of submissions from local authorities for US$250 million allotted to Montana for local water projects. Upgrades to the Milk River levee, potentially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unowned junk yard cleanup underway, Alberta Infrastructure confirms
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New work is planned to clean up a former junk yard in Medicine Hat that has no owner, the News has learned. Alberta Infrastructure plans to conduct another environmental survey this fall toward an eventual cleanup effort of the former Hat Salvage site at 1248 and 1272 S. Railway Street. Those lots have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mural reflects Alexandra Middle’s core values through Indigenous culture
By LAUREN THOMSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 20th, 2021
lthomson@medicinehatnews.com As students return to the halls of Alexandra Middle School, they’ll be greeted by a new mural in the main foyer – a painting that pays homage to the Indigenous roots of Alberta and to the school’s three core values. Todd Samuelson, principal, was discussing the school’s three core values – respect, integrity and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young girl found safe after spending night lost in Cypress Hills woods
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A six-year-old girl lost in the woods overnight in the Cypress Hills was found safe just after 10 a.m. on Thursday morning, the Redcliff RCMP detachment announced at that time. The search elicited a strong response on social media throughout the morning, with many Hatters and others in the area offering to join the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Couple’s downtown business feature their favourite things
By Medicine Hat News on August 20th, 2021
Opening up a business has always been seen as a risk. Deciding to open one during a global health crisis is that much riskier. For Hatters Carrie and Ian Sand, their leap of faith is paying off. The couple opened Moose and Squirrel Artisan Village downtown in June, during a time of health restrictions and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta brought into Livestock Tax Deferral program for fifth year in six
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 20th, 2021
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Every region of southern and central Alberta east of the mountain park region is now captured in a federal drought response program to allow livestock producers to defer income from sales spurred on by high feed prices. The Livestock Tax Deferral program helps ranchers avoid paying higher than expected taxes in a year when ... Read More »
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