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Man sentenced for assault and shoplifting
By Delon Shurtz on July 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man who became violent after he stopped taking his medication has received a two-month jail sentence. Blaine Meakin was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge court, where he pleaded guilty to several counts of assault and a charge of shoplifting. He was also placed on probation for a year and fined $500. Court was ... Read More »
1 responseCity celebrates local athletes competing at Tokyo Olympics
By Herald on July 23rd, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald A single medal has yet to be doled out at the Tokyo Games, but Lethbridge has already put in a podium performance. Celebrating southern Alberta’s presence at this year’s game was the event Friday morning in a ceremony at the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden. With a host of former local ... Read More »
1 responseRetraction
By Herald on July 23rd, 2021
In the July 23 edition of the Lethbridge Herald coverage of Bridget Mearns’ mayoralty announcement, there were some unfounded comments and inferences by Herald reporter Tim Kalinowski regarding Blaine Hyggen and his political affiliations. The Herald regrets the wording and inference, there is no evidence to suggest any direct or indirect support from any provincial ... Read More »
1 responseWarrant issued for court no-show
By Delon Shurtz on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 32-year-old woman accused of robbing a taxi driver and stealing his car nearly two years ago. It’s at least the second time an arrest warrant has been issued for Kimberly Mae Eagle Speaker, who failed to attend court last August and was later arrested. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grants announced
By Al Beeber on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The new Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant is going to help 11 initiatives this summer. The grant recipients were announced Thursday morning across from Casa at Lighthouse restaurant. The grant money is designed to “support businesses, entrepreneurs, organizations and community-minded individuals in implementing initiatives, events and/or programs that seek to activate vacant, under-utilized and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farming Smarter back in the field
By Tim Kalinowski on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Farming Smarter held its first in person Plot Hop in over a year at its compound on Thursday. The event, which has participants being driven around in a wagon to various test plots to learn about the results of Farming Smarter’s extension research projects geared toward helping solve problems encountered in everyday management ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young offender sentenced to jail for part in group attack on teenager
By Delon Shurtz on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An 18-year-old man who was only 16 when he and a group of friends attacked and brutally beat another teenager, has been sent to jail. The man, who can’t be identified because he was a youth at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum collecting history of pandemic
By Tim Kalinowski on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Learning its own lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Galt Museum and Archives is putting a new emphasis on understanding the history being made today, says Galt CEO and executive director Darrin Martens. “Everyday we are contributing to the history of our community, and of our culture,” he says. “It is imperative that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LCI teacher taking the court at Tokyo Olympics
By Herald on July 22nd, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald It’s been a delayed year in the making, but Ross Bekkering is finally on the Olympic stage. And the Taber native who will take the court as part of the Netherlands three-on-three basketball team is hoping his Tokyo Olympics experience will be a slam dunk. “To be honest, there are ... Read More »
1 responseCrow Chief sentenced to eight years for shooting
By Delon Shurtz on July 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Cindy Day Rider is still living in a nightmare, more than a year after her younger brother was shot and nearly killed while he slept beside his girlfriend. “I can still remember that night vividly,” Day Rider said Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, where she read aloud her victim impact statement during the ... Read More »
1 responseJudge reserves sentencing for impaired driver who ran over woman
By Delon Shurtz on July 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who ran over another woman with her car two years ago, knows she’s going to jail, but not for how long. The Crown recommended during a hearing Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court that Jessica Lee Gearing receive a sentence between one year and 15 months, while defence suggested a sentence ranging from ... Read More »
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