Nibley is first city to reap reward of county road sales tax money
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Benjamin Wood NIBLEY--Cache County Executive Lynn Lemon visited the City Council meeting Nov. 19 to present a $658,000 check for the recently completed construction on 3200 South. Lemon called the project a "worthy purpose" and said the funds came from ...
Man pleads guilty to third DUI
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Heidi Hansen LOGAN— Hans Peter Arendsten, 27, of Logan, charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, pleaded guilty Monday in 1st District Court to the first charge in exchange for having the second charge ...
Golden Spike—USU junior wins regional public relations competition
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Kevin Mouritsen LOGAN—She’s the best in the state, and Courtney Schoen Lewis has the Golden Spike Award to prove it. The Utah State University junior from Texas won those bragging rights after being named Utah Public Relations Student of the Year ...
Student pleads guilty to theft of friend’s camera, possession of drug paraphernalia
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Cassidee Cline LOGAN--A Utah State University student pleaded guilty to charges of theft and possessing drug paraphernalia Wednesday in 1st District Court. Jeremy Jase Torres, 20, admitted to stealing a bike and selling it on KSL.com, stealing a camera from ...
Sub for Santa needs more Cache Valley helpers
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Brendon Butler LOGAN--The non-profit Sub for Santa program hopes to help nearly 1,500 needy children with gifts this Christmas, said director Connie Bodily, but now the program is almost out of sponsors and may have to refer needy children to ...
Rwandan president honored by USU for rebuilding country after 1994 genocide
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By J.P. Rodriguez LOGAN – Rwanda’s ambassador to the United Nations, Eugene-Richard Gasana, accepted the Presidential Merit Medal on behalf of Rwandan President Paul Kagame at Utah State University yesterday. He addressed an audience of faculty and students at the Taggart ...
Search warrant results in arrest of three North Logan residents
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Brendon Butler LOGAN--Three young North Logan residents woke up Wednesday morning at their home on 395 E. 2700 North to a surprise visit from agents from the Cache-Rich Drug Task Force. Edward H. Rutan, 22, Felix O. Parda, 19, and ...
Hyrum adopts NIMS as incident-management policy
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Heidi Hansen HYRUM—A resolution to adopt the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as Hyrum’s official incident code of conduct was unanimously approved by the City Council Thursday. Blake Christensen, Hyrum city’s safety officer, who spoke in favor of the resolution, said ...
An unwatched pot always boils—and sometimes catches fire
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Kelly Greenwood LOGAN--Someone’s been cooking up a storm—or a fire, for that matter. Logan City Police and the Logan Fire Department responded to a call today at 11:55 a.m. at 755 E. 700 No. in Logan, where someone had left ...
Paradise council approves money for fire department radios
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Seili Lewis PARADISE--The fire department is getting ready to give up their old radios and trade them in for new, interoperable 800-megahertz radios. Fire chief Troy Fredrickson brought a memorandum from Cache County to the mayor at the last Town ...
Noise ordinance finally passed by Paradise council
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Seili Lewis PARADISE--The votes are in: The new noise ordinance with its alterations and a motion to purchase a sound meter passed on a 3-2 vote. Town Council members discussed the proposed noise ordinance yet again last night and finally ...
H1N1 vaccine for toddlers now available at BRHD
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Kara Kawakami LOGAN--H1N1 vaccinations are available to children at the Bear River Health Department (BRHD) as well as through school clinics. On Nov. 17, the health department started vaccinating 6-month through 35-month-olds and will continue to do so until ...
Preston man sentenced for brandishing weapon
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Benjamin Wood LOGAN--Wesley Rich, 30, of Preston, Idaho, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in 1st District Court Monday. The case involved an altercation near ICON Health and Fitness in August. Rich received a $200 fine and has 60 days to enroll ...
Owners of Richmond’s haunted mansion will work with city, try to bring building up to code
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Dan Fawson RICHMOND--The hotly debated future of the oldest living factory in the state of Utah remained undecided following Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Originally a cheese factory, and most recently home to the Haunted Mansion, the 106-year-old building at 130 ...
No apologies likely forthcoming in congressman’s stand-off with USU prof
Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in News | 2 Comments »By J.P. Rodriguez LOGAN–Utah State University professor Robert Davies said he does not expect an apology from state representative Mike Noel (R-Kanab). A Herald Journal editorial Nov. 8 said Noel should apologize to Davies after Noel told USU President Stan Albrecht ...
Cobblestone annexation has Mendon council’s attention
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Kade Delis MENDON—The proposed annexation of Cobblestone Road is becoming more possible, the City Council reported on Nov. 12. Cobblestone is a road outside of the Mendon city boundaries that is home to over 30 residents. Homeowners of ...
Former haunted house in Richmond will be moved, expanded for 2010 spooky season
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Dan Fawson RICHMOND--With the Halloween season officially over, many Cache Valley residents may have wondered about the absence of a spooky Richmond landmark. The Haunted Mansion, formerly located at 500 W. 200 South, was denied a business license from the ...
After recount, Cox confirmed as victor in Hyde Park mayoral contest
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Dana Ivins HYDE PARK--After a close and unpredictable race, Bryan Cox won the mayoral election by three votes following a recount Friday. Tom Price requested the recount Thursday morning, which resulted in one vote added to Cox’s total, making 436, ...
Many question proposal for expanded senior citizens’ complex
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Brendon Butler LOGAN--If a local developer has his way, Logan's Senior Citizen's Center may be replaced with a new complex that includes 210 residential apartments for seniors with monthly rents as high as $3,000. The county planning commission has tentatively ...
Smithfield renews city’s contract with Comcast
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Katie Krusi SMITHFIELD–City Council voted Wednesday to renew the city’s franchise agreement with Comcast for an additional 10 years. The previous contract was for 15 years, but this time around the council felt a shorter contract would be in the ...