20,000 bouncy balls rain down as crowd celebrates Science Geek Week
Friday, March 18th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on 20,000 bouncy balls rain down as crowd celebrates Science Geek WeekStory and Photo by Heidi Hansen LOGAN—Parking at the USU stadium was worse than usual Thursday—the lot was packed, but not with cars. Thousands of kids, students and community members huddled in the wind, cameras ready, hands blocking the sun as they ...
KUDOS! USU journalism students win 12 Mark of Excellence Awards
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on KUDOS! USU journalism students win 12 Mark of Excellence AwardsLOGAN—The national Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has announced that Utah State University journalism students have combined to win 12 Mark of Excellence Awards for their 2010 work on the Hard News Café, Utah Public Radio, and ATV News. The awards, ...
Orrin Hatch, up for a 7th Senate term, talks politics with students
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Orrin Hatch, up for a 7th Senate term, talks politics with studentsStory & Photo by Courtney Rhodes Utah Public Radio Report by Landon Hemsley LOGAN—The Q&A ranged from President Obama’s politics to teacher tenure to Middle East conflicts and health care reform when Utah’s senior senator came to Utah State recently as a ...
Editorial: Utah is ‘darkest abyss in the U.S.’
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Editorial: Utah is ‘darkest abyss in the U.S.’By David Cuillier I'm going to spend spring break in Utah. Not a lot of partying, and not much sunshine. In fact, it's so dark in Utah right now that on Wednesday I will be in Salt Lake City to present ...
When roommates go bad—evil girlfriends, noise, cooking adventures
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on When roommates go bad—evil girlfriends, noise, cooking adventuresBy David Bowman Going to college can be a great experience. Students meet new friends and experience adventures that they would never have had if they didn’t attend. Some experiences, however, might be best not to have had. These can be ...
Utah laws complex, confusing on carrying guns on USU campus
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Utah laws complex, confusing on carrying guns on USU campusBy Jess Allen LOGAN—Who’s packing heat on campus? The answer to that is anyone’s guess, said USU Police Chief Steve Mecham, who said he doesn’t even have any idea how many USU students, staff and faculty have legal concealed-weapon permits, let alone ...
HB477: USU instructors, students react to new GRAMA restrictions
Sunday, March 13th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on HB477: USU instructors, students react to new GRAMA restrictionsBy Rhett Wilkinson LOGAN -- Governor Gary Herbert has now signed House Bill 477, a law that restructures Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) and hides many records from public view, including politicians’ text messages and e-mails. ...
Early morning Wellsville fire forces tenants to evacuate
Sunday, March 13th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Early morning Wellsville fire forces tenants to evacuateBy Storee Powell WELLSVILLE – An apartment fire forced renters to evacuate at 6 a.m. Sunday after the chimney on a pellet stove started smoldering. All the occupants were safely evacuated from the apartments attached to the White Buffalo outdoor goods store ...
Logan man sentenced for providing alcohol to a minor
Saturday, March 5th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan man sentenced for providing alcohol to a minorBy Teresa Nield LOGAN -- A Logan man pleaded guilty in 1st District Court Tuesday to two charges of providing alcohol for a minor. Jordan R. Phelps, 21, was sentenced by Judge Thomas Willmore to 180 days in jail, with all ...
Nibley breaks ground for a new city hall
Friday, March 4th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Nibley breaks ground for a new city hallStory and photo by Stephanie Zollinger NIBLEY -- At the groundbreaking for the new city hall, Nibley Mayor Gerald Knight said, “We hope that this is a place that will meet our needs for the next 15 plus years.” Many members ...
Changes on the horizon for Cache County road standards
Friday, March 4th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 3 Comments »By Rhett Wilkinson LOGAN -- Cache County residents will not have to pay taxes for new roads near subdivisions outside the county borders in the near future, if Josh Runhaar has anything to say about it. Runhaar is Cache Valley Regional ...
Review: An iridescent experience, courtesy Linkin Park
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Ben Hansen Special to Hard News Cafe SALT LAKE CITY -- Energy Solutions Arena was illuminated brilliantly Friday night by Linkin Park, currently on tour to promote their new concept album A Thousand Suns. Lead Singer Chester Bennington, singer/guitarist/keyboardist Mike ...
Pave Paradise, fill up the potholes, please
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Pave Paradise, fill up the potholes, pleaseBy Brandon Hadley PARADISE -- The Town Council spent the majority of their meeting Monday discussing which roads were most in need of being slurry sealed and repaved. “Some of the roads are starting to fall apart, causing some real bad craters,” ...
Richmond P&Z approves pig farm permit, swears in new member
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Richmond P&Z approves pig farm permit, swears in new memberBy Kate Rouse RICHMOND -- The Planning and Zoning Commission welcomed new member and former city councilman Rod Going, who was sworn in at Tuesday's meeting. He replaces Suzanne Dent, who retired in December. Going, who was over planning and zoning ...
Police and Cedar Ridge officials want truancy ordinance in Hyde Park
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Police and Cedar Ridge officials want truancy ordinance in Hyde ParkBy Jamee Dyches HYDE PARK -- A proposed truancy ordinance that would enable police officers to issue citations to students caught skipping school was discussed at Wednesday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Currently, police in Hyde Park do not have the ...
Smithfield will stick with FEMA’s flood insurance plan
Friday, February 25th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield will stick with FEMA’s flood insurance planBy Michael Stewart SMITHFIELD -- The City Council on Wednesday decided to continue to participate in the flood insurance program in order to allow residents to buy their insurance at a discounted rate. FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has recently ...
Piles of dirt from construction cause damage, muck trouble in Millville
Friday, February 25th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Piles of dirt from construction cause damage, muck trouble in MillvilleBy Mariah Noble MILLVILLE -- City roads superintendent Gary Larsen reported problems with Rocky Mountain Power's construction project to the City Council and a visiting Boy Scout troop Thursday night. "We've had some issues, to put it lightly," Larsen said. The company ...
Nibley approves mobile auto-body repair business
Thursday, February 24th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Nibley approves mobile auto-body repair businessBy Stephanie Zollinger NIBLEY -- The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a business license for Garret Fronk's auto body repair. His work consists of fixing cars that have dents that otherwise would be very expensive to fix. Fronk said ...
River Heights checks out its options for Logan library cards
Thursday, February 24th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on River Heights checks out its options for Logan library cardsBy Lis Stewart RIVER HEIGHTS—Councilwoman Kathryn Hadfield explained the options for River Heights residents seeking a less expensive membership with the Logan City Library at a council meeting Tuesday night. Twenty River Heights residents have purchased Logan library cards, according to a ...
3-dog kennel gets thumbs’ up from Wellsville
Thursday, February 24th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on 3-dog kennel gets thumbs’ up from WellsvilleBy Noelle Johansen WELLSVILLE -- The Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit for a three-dog kennel Wednesday. “We’re a three-dog family,” Jonathan Fielding said. He currently has two dogs and wants to get another. “There’s not going to be ...