License plates stolen by thief in the night
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on License plates stolen by thief in the nightBy Chris Lee LOGAN- A 32-year-old Logan woman was surprised to find the license plate on her 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix missing Monday. The plates went missing during the night, but the woman told police that she didn't see or hear ...
Logan man arrested on suspicion of felony theft
Sunday, March 25th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan man arrested on suspicion of felony theftBy Tmera Bradley LOGAN – A theft at Smith’s Marketplace on March 21 resulted in the arrest of a Logan man on suspicion of third-degree felony theft. Logan City Police responded to Smith's Marketplace, 750 N. Main, Wednesday afternoon after the store's ...
City Council approves purchase of new fire engine for North Logan
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on City Council approves purchase of new fire engine for North LoganBy Steve Kent NORTH LOGAN -- Residents may see a new fire engine on the streets of North Logan in the near future. The City Council approved a $364,784 bid from Rosenbauer for a fire engine. North Logan Fire Chief Jon Keller, ...
Cat dies in RV park fire; trailer renter charged with arson
Friday, March 23rd, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Cat dies in RV park fire; trailer renter charged with arsonStory & Photos by Mary Stocking LOGAN—A 40-year-old Logan man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fire Tuesday morning that destroyed a trailer in a local RV Park. The fire was reported Tuesday at approximately 10:30 a.m. at Riverside ...
Fate of Cherry Peak ski area appeal still undecided
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Fate of Cherry Peak ski area appeal still undecidedStory & photos by Josh Ruggles LOGAN -- Almost every seat in the historic Cache County Courthouse was filled Thursday evening as the Cache County Board of Adjustments addressed an appeal to deny a conditional use permit for the Cherry Peak ...
Wellsville City Council looks for solutions to sidewalk problems
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Wellsville City Council looks for solutions to sidewalk problemsBy Jimena Herrero WELLSVILLE -- The City Council faced issues regarding city ordinances and sidewalks Wednesday, and voted 3-1 to defer sidewalk construction in a subdivision located at 200 West and 450 South. “We already have plenty of sidewalks that lead to ...
Scottish Highland Games: A different kind of fling in Richmond
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Scottish Highland Games: A different kind of fling in RichmondBy Chris Lee RICHMOND -- Scottish games involving feats of strength will be coming to Richmond in September. Wesley Allen, from Smithfield, said he wants to use a Richmond baseball diamond for the Scottish Highland Games, which mostly involve throwing heavy ...
Trenton youth pleads guilty to December robbery of convenience store
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Trenton youth pleads guilty to December robbery of convenience storeBy Chris Lee LOGAN -- Ahiven Melendez, Trenton, pleaded guilty in 1st District Court to aggravated robbery and failure to stop at the command of law enforcement during his pretrial conference March 20. Melendez is a 17-year-old being tried as an ...
USU Eastern student journalists win 11 Utah Press awards
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU Eastern student journalists win 11 Utah Press awardsPRICE—In its second year of membership in the Utah Press Association, USU Eastern’s Eagle student newspaper continued to add accolades to its “wall of fame” as the staff brought home four first-place awards, two second-place awards and five third-place awards ...
Aggie journalists win 17 regional Mark of Excellence Awards
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Aggie journalists win 17 regional Mark of Excellence AwardsLOGAN—USU journalist students have won 17 Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) for their work in print, TV, online and multimedia journalism. The prizes will be awarded during the SPJ’s Region 9 annual spring conference in ...
Review: ‘West of Memphis’ is chilling, heart-wrenching
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Natasha Bodily Three teenagers—Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr.—were convicted of first-degree murder in 1994 in the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Ark. Echols got the death sentence; Misskelley and Baldwin were sentenced to life. ...
USU alumni, professionals on campus for 3-day regional PR conference
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Allie Jeppson LOGAN—Students are rarely encouraged to spend time and effort on sites like Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, but public relations professionals at the Fourth Annual Mountain West PR conference emphasized that social media have become and important tool. The three-day ...
Hundreds attend dedication for new $43 million Ag College building
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hundreds attend dedication for new $43 million Ag College buildingStory & Photos by Allie Jeppson LOGAN—Utah State University President Stan Albrecht put on his best boots for the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the new $43 million Agricultural Sciences Building on the USU Quad. An overflow audience gathered inside the new, ...
Mendon’s GOP caucus: Record turnout, strong support for Hatch
Friday, March 16th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Mendon’s GOP caucus: Record turnout, strong support for HatchStory and photos by Josh Ruggles MENDON -- The Republican caucus meeting for Mendon Precinct 2 had record attendance this year. Residents were standing and leaning against bookshelves in the Mendon Elementary School library as the meeting began at 7 p.m. ...
Residents speak out on plans to expand North Park police station
Saturday, March 10th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Residents speak out on plans to expand North Park police stationBy Steve Kent NORTH LOGAN -- The City Council held a public hearing to get input on proposed options for a new police station Wednesday. The cost of the proposed plans ranges from $1.41-1.76 million. Three possible locations for the police building ...
April 16 arraignment set for ER worker accused of sodomy
Friday, March 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on April 16 arraignment set for ER worker accused of sodomyBy Tmera Bradley LOGAN – Hal Lavaun Weston, 46, Laketown, waived his preliminary hearing in 1st District Court Wednesday morning. Weston is charged with forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony. Shannon Demler, Weston's attorney, told Judge Clint Judkins that they were waiting on ...
Hyrum planning commission OK’s site plan for fishing fly business
Thursday, March 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyrum planning commission OK’s site plan for fishing fly businessBy Tara Alvey HYRUM -- The city Planning Commission approved a site plan for a wholesale distribution business at 90 N. 800 East at Thursday night's meeting. The plan was proposed by Kohn Smith, who owns a business at the same address ...
County buys aerial photo services to aid property tax valuation
Thursday, March 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on County buys aerial photo services to aid property tax valuationBy Chris Lee LOGAN -- Cache County has purchased a program that will provide aerial images of all of the land and buildings in the county. The images will help in property assessment and possibly emergency services, said County Assessor Kathleen ...
Cache County executive says HB 511 doesn’t make sense
Thursday, March 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Cache County executive says HB 511 doesn’t make sense'We just don’t have the time, resources, or money to go up against the federal government, and honestly I can’t think of many situations why we would want to condemn federal land.' By Tara Alvey and Tmera Bradley LOGAN -- The Utah ...
P&Z renews conditional-use permit for Richmond family’s pigs
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on P&Z renews conditional-use permit for Richmond family’s pigsBy Chris Lee RICHMOND - The Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday decided to continue allowing pigs to be raised on Branden Jensen's property. Chairman Chris Anderson presided over the meeting. He said he hadn't heard of any complaints about Jensen raising ...