Only 23% of USU students drink; most who get in trouble are underage
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffStory and photo by Paul Christiansen LOGAN -- Not long ago Manda Perkins was a self-described party girl. While enrolled as a freshman at Utah State University last year, Perkins could often be found taking part in nights of underage binge ...
Second chances: Former prisoners struggle to get back into society
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Tanner Simmons LOGAN – Finding a job these days isn’t easy, especially for people who have committed felonies. According to statistics from the Pew Center for the States, more than 1 percent of adult Americans are in prison. The justice ...
USU’s club sports win national championships but get little support
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News, Sports | Comments OffBy Jonathan Larson LOGAN -- Players from the intercollegiate club teams at Utah State University have little hope of ever becoming professional athletes in their sport. They receive little recognition, their events are sparsely attended and yet they continue to compete notwithstanding ...
Options for Independence moves to new space a block east of the old
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffStory and photos by Dawn Otterby LOGAN -- Cheryl Atwood glanced around the cluttered parking lot, her eyes landing on the white brick building that housed Options for Independence for nearly 25 years. The building now sat empty and completely stripped ...
Pesticide contamination has ruined their lives, Richmond family says
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Shayna Marcure RICHMOND -- Josh was tired, lethargic, had severe headaches, numbness in his fingers, tremors and other relentless indicators that something was seriously wrong. "We were literally beside ourselves watching our son get sicker and sicker, with no direction ...
Parking lot crash becomes big mess for Logan woman
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Dawn Otterby LOGAN—A Logan woman was arrested April 24 after signing a false name to her written police statement. Logan Police Lt. Brad Franke said police were called to 412 N. 200 East to review a minor car accident between Rachel Vasquez, 28, and ...
Council reschedules Miss Millville pageant
Sunday, April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Tanner Simmons MILLVILLE – A nearly empty room awaited the beginning of Thursday’s City Council and remained that way throughout the entirety of the meeting. Mayor Mike Johnson briefly introduced the city’s financial report for the third quarter of the 2013 ...
Logan man pleads guilty to controlled-substance counts
Sunday, April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Tanner Simmons LOGAN - A Logan man pleaded guilty to two criminal counts Tuesday morning at his arraignment in First District Court. Leonel Figueroa stood before Judge Clint Judkins pleading guilty to possession or use of a controlled substance and driving ...
Smithfield man asks city to remove snow-storage ‘doughnut’
Sunday, April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Tanner Simmons SMITHFIELD – Between city proclamations, requests concerning land from residents and discussion of fire engines, Mayor Darrell Simmons kept busy during Wednesday’s City Council meeting. May 14 has officially been declared as Arbor Day in Smithfield. “We urge all citizens ...
Court date reset for Logan man after no-show
Sunday, April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Paul Christiansen LOGAN — First District Court Judge Kevin Allen ordered a Logan man released on his own recognizance Thursday afternoon following an arrest warrant hearing. Defendant Nathan Cook, charged with forgery, a third-degree felony, and theft, a misdemeanor, failed to ...
Contestants needed for Miss Millville; pageant set for May
Sunday, April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Tanner Simmons MILLVILLE – The Miss Millville Pageant has been rescheduled from April 27 to May 23 due to lack of participants, as well as interference of the Mountain Crest High School junior prom. The pageant is a longstanding tradition for ...
Community forum on gun violence scheduled April 26
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Paul Christiansen LOGAN — The hot-button issue of gun violence in America is prominent in the media and on the minds of many people, both nationally and locally. The Cache Valley Gun Violence Community Forum, an opportunity for local citizens ...
Students propose recycling system for USU cafés
Friday, April 19th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Dawn Otterby LOGAN -- A group of Utah State University students is waiting for approval from USU Dining Services before implementing a recycling system in three campus cafés. John Papageorgiou, Shayna Marcure, Rob Gentillon, Eden Williams, Lindsey Mortensen, Morgan Jacobsen, and ...
Paradise asks CCSO deputy to keep a closer eye on Thrill Hill
Friday, April 19th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Dawn Otterby PARADISE -- Residents can expect to see an increase in police presence during the coming months. Wednesday the Town Council met with Cache County Sheriff Deputy Blake Hansen and discussed plans for summer police coverage. Hansen, the deputy assigned ...
Art, Music, Theater courses will cost more under new tuition plan
Friday, April 19th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Katie Swain LOGAN—The Utah Board of Regents has approved Utah State University’s Caine College of the Arts for differential tuition—extra fees charged for all courses in the college above the tuition required by the university. Starting July 1, all CCA ...
Sky View students to survey N. Logan about park
Friday, April 19th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Jonathan Larson NORTH LOGAN – Three Sky View High School students visited the City Council on Wednesday and presented ideas for the development of Meadow View Park. They went to ask for permission to send out a survey in the ...
Parole violation may mean prison time for Logan woman
Friday, April 19th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Jonathan Larson LOGAN – Shay Lynn Spackman stood in front of First District Judge Thomas Willmore, a notary and about 40 people Wednesday afternoon and signed a power of attorney document, relinquishing her control over her estate in the event ...
Local carny begs Richmond council for festival spot
Friday, April 19th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Shayna Marcure RICHMOND --Tuesday’s City Council meeting opened with a prayer and soft words spoken of Monday's tragedy at the Boston Marathon. “This is just a reminder to all of us of how important it is to keep communities united. This ...
Annual Braveheart Run will benefit 5-year-old Melanie Clawson
Thursday, April 18th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Grady Smith LOGAN—Utah State University’s Air Force Cadets will host the 3rd Annual Braveheart Run on Saturday at 10 a.m. on the USU cross country training fields. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to support 5-year-old Melanie Clawson, a ...
Aggie journalists best in region with 20 excellence awards
Thursday, April 18th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments OffBy Kelton Wells Photos by Danielle Manley UPDATE: Utah State journalist Mackinzie Hamilton, was notified Wednesday (5/1/2013) that Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) judges have selected her story as a national Mark of Excellence Award feature story winner. The award will be ...
