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Hat woman gets 60-day jail sentence for spitting in cab driver’s face
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A local woman has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for spitting in the face of a cab driver last autumn as well as failing to attend court last month. Bambi Rose Dressel, who has been in custody since May, will spend another 16 days in custody as result of a plea deal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP request public assistance with stolen vehicle and break and enter investigation
By Medicine Hat News on June 23rd, 2023
Redcliff RCMP responded to a break-and-enter early Wednesday morning but the suspect(s) were gone by the time officers arrived, and they are now asking for the public’s assistance. Police were dispatched to a business on Third Street SE in Redcliff at 4:12 a.m., but found no one there at that time. However, a witness did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC names its top student for 2023
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 23rd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Alysha Kuntz was named the 2023 student of the year at Medicine Hat College. “I’m excited about it,” she said. “It was really appreciated to get that type of recognition from the college, the committee who voted for me and the instructor who nominated me.” As president of the MHC Students’ Association for the ... Read More »
1 responseSafety Buzz Campus wins Small Business Award of Distinction, an accomplishment ’20 years in the making’
By Medicine Hat News on June 23rd, 2023
Dunmore’s Safety Buzz Campus can check off one of its “bucket list items” after winning the Small Business Award of Distinction at the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction last week. Owner and instructor Amy Zuk-Olsen says Safety Buzz has won similar awards through the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce in the past, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties in Special Areas looking into grass fires they deem suspicious
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 23rd, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews RCMP in the Special Areas are investigating a suspicious series of grass fires along Highway 9. Officials with the Hanna RCMP detachment said Thursday they were called to a number of grass fires located between Hanna and Youngstown, north of Jenner, just between 6:30 and 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening. They believe the circumstances ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 100 motorcycles ride to help Abbi
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 22nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The executive committee for the 2023 Ride for Kids, Tom Reeves, Heather McCaig, Ivan Reimer and Len Lloyd, put together a successful day on June 17, raising more than $41,000 for the Ulmer family to help pay for Abbi Ulmer’s treatments for complex regional pain syndrome. The ride completed with a party atmosphere at ... Read More »
1 responseStar athlete, star student and the second Holt to earn valedictorian at McCoy
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 22nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Nicholas Holt, 2023 valedictorian for Monsignor McCoy High School, considers himself a math guy. He will be attending the University of Calgary in the computer science program come September and is considering the possibility of doing a double major. “I think I want to do a dual degree eventually with business and then see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deputy superintendent Hellman says goodbye to a lifetime at MHCBE
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 22nd, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Outgoing deputy superintendent Chuck Hellman began working within the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education in 1988 and will retire at the end of this month after 35 years of service. His first year of teaching started in September 1988 at St. Francis Xavier School for a Grade 3-4 combined class with 33 kids. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council must decide if power profits should go to relief, or reserve
By COLLIN GALLANT on June 22nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Power bill relief might be on the way for Medicine Hatters, but prospects for an overarching review of utility rates are still murky. The issue arose Monday night as council received interim financial statements that forecast a $184-million profit could be recorded in the city-owned power plant this year. That’s largely due to sales ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunmore Equestrian Society to break ground on Community Ranch Arena with celebration
By Medicine Hat News on June 22nd, 2023
The Dunmore Equestrian Society will begin work on its new Community Ranch Arena with an official ground-breaking ceremony next Wednesday. After driving shovels into the dirt at 4:15 p.m., the Dunmore Equestrian Society will host an equestrian arena exhibition at 4:45 p.m., followed by a beer gardens with dinner and cocktails at 5:45 p.m. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local stars shine at 2023 Alberta Provincial Music Festival
By Medicine Hat News on June 22nd, 2023
For the last several months, music festivals have been held across Alberta with some performers and musicians earning a qualifying spot at the 2023 Alberta Provincial Music Festival. At the Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival in March, adjudicators recommended top local performers to move on to provincials in the disciplines of Strings, Piano, Speech, Musical ... Read More »
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