Southern Alberta News
Spring moisture a blessing for area fields and farmers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With moisture being essential for farming the drought has put farmers’ schedules behind, but the recent precipitation has helped move the process along. Ken Coles, executive director of Farming Smarter spoke to the Herald Monday morning and said the recent precipitation will help southern Alberta in a big way. “Our reservoirs were completely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protesters call for change at anti-UCP demonstration
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com Armed with signs depicting the premier as ‘Pinocchio’, the government fostering hatred and destabilizing democracy, hundreds of people gathered on the steps of City Hall Saturday afternoon to protest the United Conservative Party. This rally was part of a larger organized demonstration taking place in eight communities across the province. Common complaints included ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man believes threat to burn sister’s house warranted
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old man who received a short jail sentence for threatening to kill his sister and burn her house to the ground because she had his dog, still believes such destruction is an appropriate punishment, a judge was told Monday. John Andrew Krkosky pleaded guilty to one count of indecent communication with intent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council to consider water bylaw amendment
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council today will be asked to give first reading to an amendment to the Water Services Bylaw. It will also consider an official business motion by councillor John Middleton-Hope regarding customer parking at City Hall. Council meets today at 12:30 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall. A presentation to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aviation Day takes wing
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024
While there weren’t airplanes taking off constantly, there was plenty of aviation education on the ground to be had during the inaugural Aviation Day at Lethbridge Airport on Saturday. The event featured a career fair, static aircraft displays, guest speakers, networking opportunities and food trucks. The theme this year was Women in Aviation. “It’s a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary man gets prison for trafficking fentanyl
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man who was arrested in the spring of 2022 after he and another man were caught in Lethbridge with 300 grams of fentanyl, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Robert Forrest Watt was sentenced last week in Lethbridge court of justice to three- and-a-half years in prison. The 36-year-old man ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London Road Park focus of public hearing
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A public hearing will be held today at 3 p.m. in council chambers on the proposed rezoning of the southwest corner of London Road Park and the adjacent property for construction of a medium-scale residential housing project. Opportunity Lethbridge has applied to rezone the space. In 2018, says a report to be presented ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sent to prison for sex with unconscious underage girl
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who had sex with an underage girl while she was passed-out drunk, is serving a sentence in a federal penitentiary. Morgan Joseph Tetreault was sentenced in April to three and a half years in prison after Justice Kristin Ailsby found him guilty of sexual assault. Ailsby convicted Tetreault last February, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disc golf taking off in Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Craig Burrows-Johnson has seen disc golf grow from a sport virtually nobody had heard of to one which is now played throughout the year in this city and elsewhere. Disc golf has many reasons for its appeal including a relatively low cost for equipment. It can be played without having to reserve spots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge businessman jailed for selling blackmarket tobacco, again
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge business owner who was fined in 2022 for selling black market cigarettes from his grocery store, has received a jail sentence for committing the same crime again. Alam Al Huda Hasaballah pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice to a charge of fraud over $5,000 and was sentenced to three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Emma!’ ready to rock the stage at Chinook High School
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com As the stage darkens, the theatre waits with anticipation. Suddenly, music blasts and lights flare up as the song and dance routine of “Emma!” begins. Students at Chinook High School will be performing a unique rendition of the Jane Austen novel by the same name. Alisha Hornberger, co-director and choreographer for the production, ... Read More »
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