Tanisha Preston, a first-year educator at Southview Community School, has been nominated for a teachers' award.The Medicine Hat Public School Board's trustees nominated Preston for the Edwin Parr Teacher Award, a provincial award that honours six educators who teach the elementary and high school grades. "Miss Pre...

A 10-year-old girl has won Cypress County's t-shirt contest with a design that shows off elements of Indigenous heritage, landscapes, wildlife, sun and Cypress Hills. When Mikayla Irwin first heard about the contest, she picked up her tablet and got to work on her design, according to a county news release. After her m...

Mila's Bake Shop has become an annual tradition to raise money for the Root Cellar by pre-selling and baking cookies. "I wanted to give to my community," Mila said. "When I found out the Root Cellar did brown bag lunches I wanted to help out kids my age in grade two I think it was," she added. "...

According to the ALS Society of Canada, each year approximately 1,000 Canadians die from the disease and there is no cure. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. This Monday in Medicine Hat, the Wagenaar family ...

The Medicine Hat adaptive sports community is rallying behind their beloved leader. . Tara Chisholm, who founded Medicine Hat Adaptive Sport and Recreation in 2014, has started intensive treatment following a Lymphoma diagnosis in early February. A GoFundMe fundraiser was launched to help Chisholm tackle future medical...

Zeke Allen, a grade eight student at Redcliff's Parkside Jr. High School, was hard at work this week cutting out a heart and writing a message to those who served or are currently active in the military. Cards that Allen and students across Redcliff and Medicine Hat write will be mailed to both Veterans Affairs and the...

Applications are now being taken for the Federated Co-operatives Limited Community Spaces program. It's the 10th year for the program, which supports capital projects across western Canada dedicated to recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture. There's $1 million available for this year's program. Si...

Every Wednesday the Medicine Hat Legion gets a bit livelier when the South East Alberta Sundogs Cornhole League transforms the basement into a social and competitive hub for cornhole. Since the Sundogs were created May 2023, player interest is on the rise. Cheryle Huscroft, a new recruit to the Sundogs, has recognized ...

On Friday, sledge hockey players will converge at the Big Marble Go Centre to compete in the Larry Godin Classic Tournament. The event showcases the participation of the Hounds from Medicine Hat Adaptive Sports and the Calgary Sledge Hockey Association, featuring both adult and youth teams. Among the competitors is ten...

The Big Bag of Cash and 50/50 draw is the main fundraiser for the Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club. The big winner this year is Ronda Herrmann-Stickel, who took home the $100,000 prize.Herrmann-Stickel lives on a farm by Hilda where she helps her husband with their grain and cattle operation. She has been buying tickets on th...