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newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Police Service is seeking assistance in regards to a recent theft of electrical wire. Early Monday morning, say police, two unknown persons caused damage to the compound of an electrical company in the southwest quadrant of the city. A large amount of electrical wire was stolen. The suspects appear to be operating ... Read More »

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A helium deposit has been found on the outskirts of Medicine Hat – the city that announced six years ago it could be an epicentre of the developing niche resource sector. Global Helium, a Calgary-based exploration and development company, announced this month it has proven amounts of the rare element in two wells drilled ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the safety of Spectrum festival attendees, vehicle access to Kin Coulee park will be restricted for the duration of the weekend. The park is open for festival events, but access is restricted to foot traffic only. Public parking will be available in the dirt lot across College Avenue and the Municipal Works building ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Twist and Flips Gymnastics Club wrapped up their season in high fashion. The local club sent five gymnasts to the Summit Invitational in Canmore last weekend and returned with a plethora of hardware: seven gold ribbons, five gold medals, three silver and three bronze medals. Tenley Aberle won the level four in her ... Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Baseballs be warned, the 2024 Medicine Hat Mavericks have a vendetta for offence and a desire for moonshots. The Mavs have kicked off the season in offensive fashion, insulting only to those they’ve mashed against but featuring an offence that leads the Western Canadian Baseball League in production. Through four games, entering play Friday, ... Read More »

The Medicine Hat Mavericks showcased a different way they can win Friday. Instead of a blowout victory, the method of winning the two previous nights, the Mavs’ worked a 4-0 shutout at Athletic Park, blanking the Swift Current 57’s. Starter Jacob Petersheim pitched six clean innings, recording three strikeouts while only allowing four hits with ... Read More »

@@CollinGallant Group therapy might be too strong a word for what happened at Medicine Hat city hall on Wednesday, but it might be what’s needed. Longtime, well-known municipal government consultant George Cuff did a run through of how he figures city hall ought to work. About two hours made up the public portion of the ... Read More »

Rise Up, the hot air balloon festival, is a terrific event and Medicine Hat is lucky to be the host. Hot air balloons from all over North American descended on Medicine Hat and then filled the sky for four days while citizens were able to get up close and see for themselves just how massive ... Read More »

I had no sooner submitted my previous column on body-shaming when the day it appeared Barbra Streisand came out via an Instagram post and asked Melissa McCarthy if she looked good due to taking the controversial diabetic and weight loss drug Ozempic. If you have been living under a rock and are not familiar with ... Read More »

Dear editor, I feel it is time for the adults in this community to show up. This community needs sane, mature adult conversation when interacting and dealing with elected officials and public servants. We also need conversations based on reality and the facts as they are and not descend into internet-based fantasies that have no ... Read More »

Dear editor, I was listening to a town hall meeting about Refocusing Healthcare and heard Patient Focused Care as one of the benefits. I have listened to many Patient Focused Care presentations over the years since January 2009 as an AHS volunteer. I am not sure whether or not the new reconfiguring of our health-care ... Read More »

Dear editor, As a former member of the executive who also served eight years as chairman of the grounds committee, I learned quickly from the grounds superintendent of the day that one of the main concerns years in and out was water management. SMRID provides the water for the Medicine Hat Line, and after assessment ... Read More »