Dog kennel permit granted to River Heights couple
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Dog kennel permit granted to River Heights coupleBy Lis Stewart RIVER HEIGHTS—The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a dog kennel at 372 E. 700 South following a public hearing Tuesday night, on condition the property owners, Tyler and Theresa Porter, control the barking ...
City council approves paying Mendon volunteer firefighters
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on City council approves paying Mendon volunteer firefightersBy Teresa Nield MENDON—In accordance with last month’s meeting, the Mendon City Council this week unanimously approved Fire Chief Ray Olsen’s proposal to pay the fire department’s volunteers. Olsen presented a proposal in last month’s city council meeting that would allow ...
Street assault results in man’s arrest
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Street assault results in man’s arrestBy Noelle Johansen LOGAN – A 47-year-old Logan man was assaulted while walking near 200 West and 1200 North Monday night. The victim said his assailant approached him, called him a liar and a thief, and began assaulting him. Logan ...
Bravo sentenced on attempted sex abuse charges
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Bravo sentenced on attempted sex abuse chargesBy Lis Stewart LOGAN—Leo Bravo, former director of the Cache Valley Multicultural Center, was sentenced to up to two years in the Cache County Jail Wednesday morning on two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse. ...
Man draws jail time for impaired driving
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Man draws jail time for impaired drivingBy Jamee Dyches LOGAN -- A young father was sentenced to six days in the Cache County Jail after pleading guilty to impaired driving, a class B misdemeanor, and driving without registration, a class C misdemeanor, during a pretrial conference Tuesday ...
Buying and selling on the Internet? Be careful, police warn
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Buying and selling on the Internet? Be careful, police warnBy Jamee Dyches LOGAN -- A 17-year-old Logan girl was scammed out of $120 when she attempted to sell two computers on the Internet, and never received payment. Logan Police Lt. Brad Franke said the victim was selling one Dell computer and ...
JCOM celebrates its outstanding students, awards 2011-12 scholarships
Sunday, April 17th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Jess Allen LOGAN—The folded napkins waited neat and perfect on each plate on the tables around the banquet hall at Hamilton’s, anticipating 100 hungry guests. It was the annual Department of Journalism & Communication’s annual award banquet, where students, faculty, alumni ...
Media professionals take aim at ‘moving target’ at JCOM Career Day
Sunday, April 17th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Media professionals take aim at ‘moving target’ at JCOM Career DayBy Heidi Hansen LOGAN—With flashes of humor and the sharing of personal stories, the message that journalists must be flexible and have diverse skills to survive in today’s changing media market was repeated and reinforced by a panel of media professionals ...
Press-Supreme Court in ‘dysfunctional marriage,’ legal scholar asserts
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Press-Supreme Court in ‘dysfunctional marriage,’ legal scholar assertsStory and Photos by Shirrel Cooper LOGAN—The American public is suffering from a lack of information about their highest court, says a USU alumna who served as a clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court. This lack of understanding has created a ...
Trumped again—The failure of modern journalism
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Trumped again—The failure of modern journalismBy Ben Zaritsky With nearly a year-and-a-half left until the 2012 election, the country has once again plunged itself into a mode of self-hatred and disrespect known as campaign mode. For a short time after the 2010 election, I allowed myself to ...
Hyde Park council sends truancy ordinance back to P&Z for more work
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyde Park council sends truancy ordinance back to P&Z for more workBy Jamee Dyches HYDE PARK -- Parents attended the city council meeting Wednesday to express concern about a proposed truancy ordinance that would allow police to question Hyde Park children ages 6-18 who were not in school during school hours. Mayor ...
USU senior named Utah’s best PR student in Richter7 competition
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU senior named Utah’s best PR student in Richter7 competitionSALT LAKE CITY—A Utah State University public relations senior has won the title of 2011 Utah PR Student of the Year in the annual competition sponsored by Richter7, a Salt Lake-based advertising and public relations agency. The competition among Utah college ...
Aggie journalists compete, win in the real world, awards demonstrate
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Aggie journalists compete, win in the real world, awards demonstrateStudents Recognized for Online Reporting, Radio News and Photo by Society of Professional Journalists By Kristen Munson LOGAN—Utah State University journalism students returned from the annual Society of Professional Journalists regional conference with 12 Mark of Excellence Awards, including four first-place honors ...
Miniature horse births stillborn foal on Logan street; police seek owner
Friday, April 15th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Lis Stewart LOGAN—The Logan City Police Department is looking for the owner of a miniature horse that was found wandering loose and in labor at about 550 E. Center St. Friday morning. ...
Millville school’s budget is tight, principal tells community council
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Millville school’s budget is tight, principal tells community councilBy Mariah Noble MILLVILLE--Principal Maria Nielsen told Millville Elementary School's Community Council Wednesday morning that money would likely be tighter for the upcoming school year than it was this year. In an administrative meeting Tuesday night, Nielsen found out the district ...
Easter egg hunt an annual tradition for Millville Youth Council
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Easter egg hunt an annual tradition for Millville Youth CouncilStory and photo by Mariah Noble MILLVILLE -- Teens from the city Youth Council filled 2,000 plastic Easter eggs with candy Wednesday night in preparation for the upcoming annual city Easter egg hunt. Committee Chair Gage Bleazard, a sophomore at Mountain ...
Mendon P&Z postpones decision on building request
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Mendon P&Z postpones decision on building requestBy Teresa Nield MENDON -- Anthony Van Natter asked the Planning and Zoning Board Wednesday for permission to build a shop, and showed the board his plans for a 50-by-30-foot structure that he could use to work on cars. ...
County Council will continue to support Eccles Ice Center until 2016
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on County Council will continue to support Eccles Ice Center until 2016By Jen Stevenson LOGAN -- The Cache County Council approved a number of pending resolutions Tuesday, including continuing to contribute money to the Eccles Ice Center for a period of five years. The ice center asked Cache County, Logan, North Logan ...
Logan men cited for underage drinking
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan men cited for underage drinkingBy Mariah Noble LOGAN--Police gave citations for underage drinking to two men after they consumed alcohol at a party around 3 a.m. Tuesday Police had received an anonymous tip that led them to the residence west of the Utah State University ...
Judge rules GED completion is ‘get out of jail’ card for Martinez
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Judge rules GED completion is ‘get out of jail’ card for MartinezBy Stephanie Zollinger LOGAN--William Martinez, 17, pleaded guilty to possession or use of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, both class A Misdemeanors, in First District Court on April 5. Judge Thomas Willmore presided and sentenced Martinez to serve ...