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MH Musical Theatre will bring iconic story of Little Women to life in January
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The next production by Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is a musical adaptation of Little Women with tickets on sale today. The story is about a mother whose husband is away from home serving as a chaplain in the American Civil War, leaving her alone with four daughters. The girls are entering into independence and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lack of organization and months of financial turmoil led to closure of The Post, board says
By Brendan Miller on December 2nd, 2023
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The Post, a beloved thrift store that served the community and surrounding area for more than 44 years, shut its doors permanently on Tuesday because of debt and a lack of budget planning. Canadian Mental Health Association – Alberta Southeast Region board chair Carole Hillson told the News the organization did not have enough ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last monthly gas price under old rate-setting formula issued
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The final monthly natural gas price in Medicine Hat set via a formula of averaging other default rates in Alberta will be $2.83 per gigajoule used in December, the city utility department said Friday. The local rate-setting formula will change in 2024 to system based on the department’s cost of procuring gas deliveries to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHHS ready to present musical version of A Christmas Story
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 2nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat High School is presenting the musical version of A Christmas Story this December. Author Jean Shepherd wrote the stories as memories of himself growing up, which appeared as a series of radio shows originally and was later adapted into a movie. “This is mostly based on the movie version, with some changes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline looms in Mayoral recall petition
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant COLLIN GALLANT cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: CollinGallant A recall effort to unseat Mayor Linnsie Clark is entering its final week while another to ask the Alberta government to review city action on utility rates this past summer is ongoing. A deadline to collect more than 26,000 names of local voters, thereby forcing Mayor Linnsie Clark out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SW Sask. at high risk for more drought in 2024
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Southwest Saskatchewan is at high risk of another drought year in 2024, according to that province’s water security agency. There is “concern of surface water supply issues in the southwest if winter snowfall is below average,” reads the summary of conditions at freeze-up, published this week. “In some cases, an above-normal snowpack would be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair arrested in Swift on multiple drug charges
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 2nd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mounties in Swift Current have arrested two residents of that city after police say they seized cocaine and fentanyl pills in a house raid Wednesday. The Swift Current Trafficking Response Team says 42 grams of tablets were confiscated along with small amounts of fentanyl powder, methamphetamine and cash. Samantha Nastuk, 30, and Derek Ruest, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore moves closer to its own ‘gasoline alley’
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 1st, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The first edition to a planned highway commercial strip on the eastern edge of Dunmore is up and operating as Cypress County considers plans for major commercial development. The UFA cardlock first proposed in early 2022 opened in late November and is now serving customers, according to the rural supply and fuel co-operative retailer. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge exhibition group seeks more money for ag hub
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 1st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews LETHBRIDGE The Lethbridge and District Exhibition has asked that city to help cover cost overruns at the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre, the funding model for which is the basis of a similar proposal in Medicine Hat. Mike Warkentin, CEO of the Lethbridge Exhibition, told that city council that a capital grant of $6.74 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat News calling on community for annual Twinkle Tour submissions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 1st, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Here ye! Here ye! The calendar having flipped to December, the Medicine Hat News is putting out a call for submissions to the annual Twinkle Tour feature. From quaint to outlandish, garish to downright Griswold, creative to traditional; we want to see ’em. Send an evening photo of the display and your location to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monsignor McCoy production of Cinderella opens tonight
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 1st, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Isabel Garcia loves being on stage, singing and working with the cast and crew on the production of Cinderella by drama students at Monsignor McCoy High School. Garcia is one of the students playing Cinderella, which has been double cast. “It’s taught me lots of patience because Cinderella is very patient with everyone. When ... Read More »
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