Probation violation lands Nibley man in jail for 6 months
Friday, November 16th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Probation violation lands Nibley man in jail for 6 monthsBy Katie Swain LOGAN – A Nibley man caught a lucky break Tuesday and got another chance, after a probation violation that could have sent him to prison. “You’ve shown us you can’t follow the simple rules and we’re sick of it,” ...
Providence City Council considers larger city office building
Thursday, November 15th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence City Council considers larger city office buildingBy Dani Hayes PROVIDENCE – The City Council had an open discussion regarding possibly expanding the 30-year-old city building Tuesday night. Mayor Ron Liechty also suggested the option of building a new office building in a different location. Contrasting opinions were shared ...
Reminder: Overnight parking ban starts Nov. 15 in Logan
Sunday, November 11th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Reminder: Overnight parking ban starts Nov. 15 in LoganBy Brandon Fonda LOGAN -- Winter is here, which means more parking tickets for Logan residents who violate parking laws. Beginning Nov. 15, the snow removal parking code will come into effect: No person shall park a vehicle on any street or ...
Failure to appear for court a common reason for arrest, cops say
Friday, November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Failure to appear for court a common reason for arrest, cops sayBy Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN -- Logan City Police Officer Jeff Simmons proceeded to reprimand a traffic violater Wednesday night. Within the hour, he was transporting driver Kyley Cosper to the Cache County Jail. What began as a minor traffic offense soon led ...
Paradise Town Council finances pass auditor’s muster
Friday, November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise Town Council finances pass auditor’s musterBy Katie Swain PARADISE – According to Allred Jackson’s audit of Paradise, the town is doing well financially. At the Town Council meeting Nov. 7, Diana Cannell from Allred Jackson reported the audit. “It looks like you guys have been very busy ...
Planning Commission says N. Logan’s form-based code law is finished
Friday, November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Planning Commission says N. Logan’s form-based code law is finishedBy Jessica Sonderegger NORTH LOGAN—With a full agenda Thursday, the Planning Commission was well aware of how little time they could dedicate to further revise the proposed form-based code ordinance. And even then, they exceeded the meeting’s time frame by 56 ...
Logan man will serve 14 days in jail for misdemeanors
Friday, November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan man will serve 14 days in jail for misdemeanorsBy Jessica Sonderegger A Logan man charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and disorderly conduct was sentenced Tuesday in 1st District Court to 260 days in the Cache County Jail, but Judge Thomas Willmore suspended all but 14 ...
Journalism and PR students scramble, learn in crisis simulation
Friday, November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Journalism and PR students scramble, learn in crisis simulationBy Kristen Munson Photos by Danielle Manley Special from Utah State Today LOGAN—Six minutes into a crisis communication simulation conducted by the Department of Journalism and Communication at Utah State University, student participants learn that the mayor’s son is dead, his body found ...
No decision yet on school board’s request for 1200 East rezone
Thursday, November 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on No decision yet on school board’s request for 1200 East rezoneBy Heidi Vaughan LOGAN – No final decision was made at a recent meeting of the Logan Board of Education and Logan Municipal Council about rezoning of the gravel pit property at 1200 East, but new information was brought to the table ...
Logan police honored for Main St. safety award at city council meeting
Thursday, November 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan police honored for Main St. safety award at city council meetingBy Brandon Fonda LOGAN – City Council members gave recognition to Logan City Police Department for a national award given by Zero Fatalities for their efforts to make Main Street in Logan safer. Council members and residents applauded as the award ...
Three men arrested after incident at Lee’s Marketplace
Thursday, November 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Dani Hayes LOGAN – Three men were arrested early Saturday morning after a disturbance was reported at Lee's Marketplace. Monte Hunter Keiaho, 24, North Logan; Paul Fakahua, 22, Logan; and Tuuta Folaukovi Takai, 25, Logan, were taken into custody by Logan ...
N. Logan council, planning commission, continue struggle over zoning
Thursday, November 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Jessica Sonderegger NORTH LOGAN—As the City Council approached the fourth item on Wednesday’s agenda, an invitation was extended to members of the Planning Commission to formally join the meeting’s discussion. Wednesday’s meeting, anticipated as much by the city council and planning ...
ATV News: Election 2012, 2 Valley suicides, sports & a snowy forecast
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By the ATV News Team LOGAN—Plenty going on during Election Week in Cache Valley and on the USU campus, from a Utah GOP sweep to a pair of suicides. In the news, USU students, candidates and other voters gather in the Huntsman ...
USU students run exit polls as Republicans sweep Utah in Obama win
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU students run exit polls as Republicans sweep Utah in Obama winStory & Photos by D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Students and community members who gathered in the Eccles Business Building cheered Tuesday night as early election returns started coming in, and CNN announced GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney strong win in Utah and ...
Utah lieutenant guv hopefuls debate as Election Day ’12 nears
Thursday, November 1st, 2012 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »Story & Photo by D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Economic recovery and new jobs helped produce $200 million more than originally projected for Utah public education last year, and Lt. Gov. Greg Bell said in a debate Wednesday that Utah residents should expect ...
ATV News’ Cache Rendezvous celebrates the Halloween season
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ATV News’ Cache Rendezvous celebrates the Halloween seasonLOGAN—Welcome to the annual Halloween edition of Cache Rendezvous, ATV News’ magazine news program. This week, terror in the Little Bear Bottoms Corn Maze and the Haunted River Trail. What do USU Engineering students do with pumpkins when they’re done? ...
Presidential candidate blasts press for short-changing U.S. citizens
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Presidential candidate blasts press for short-changing U.S. citizensBy D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Rocky Anderson, former mayor of Salt Lake City and current Justice Party presidential candidate, told a USU audience Friday about the polarizing, increasingly criminal nature of two-party politics in the United States, and the failure of news ...
Rocky Anderson: 3rd party presidential candidate comes to USU
Sunday, October 28th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »LOGAN—Justice Party presidential candidate Rocky Anderson came to Utah State University Friday to criticize the dominant two-party political system and a “deceptive” press for marginalizing citizens and democracy. [caption id="attachment_8460" align="alignleft" width="343"] American citizens are being misled and misinformed by an ...
ATV News: Tibetan monks, LDS Democrats, Pumpkin Walk & sports
Friday, October 26th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ATV News: Tibetan monks, LDS Democrats, Pumpkin Walk & sportsBy the ATV News Team LOGAN—The latest Utah State and Northern Utah news from the ATV News team: Tibetan monks; the last days of the election campaign; ballot measures; LDS Democrats are afraid to come out of the closet; Chinese Christian ...
Public hearing on short-term rentals in Providence gets no response
Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Public hearing on short-term rentals in Providence gets no responseBy Dani Hayes PROVIDENCE – A public hearing regarding short-term property rentals drew no citizen attendance at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Wednesday, even though the issue was hotly debated in September. “I guess they just didn’t care to have a ...