2001 JCOM alum inspires students at PRSSA dinner
Sunday, February 20th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on 2001 JCOM alum inspires students at PRSSA dinnerBy Charissa Ingraham LOGAN—USU’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter began preparations for this year’s Mountain West Regional Conference with a kick-off dinner at Hamilton’s restaurant. Trina Patterson, a 2001 Utah State graduate who is senior media relations director for ...
Gallon-sized recognition for Hyrum’s water treatment facility
Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Gallon-sized recognition for Hyrum’s water treatment facilityBy Rhett Wilkinson HYRUM -- Clean water. It’s something that many of us may take for granted on a regular basis, but is something surely noticed and desperately sought after when it’s suddenly not available anymore. Hurricane Katrina, anyone? Yet Kevin Maughan ...
Paradise council clarifies advice for landscaping around gas meters
Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise council clarifies advice for landscaping around gas metersBy Brandon Hadley PARADISE -- The Town Council has clarified Questar's requests regarding landscaping around its gas meters. On Feb. 2, Steve Krebs, area manager for Questar Gas, informed the Paradise Council that citizens are not supposed to cover pipes connecting ...
Nibley says no to developers’ request to change 55+ age requirement
Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Nibley says no to developers’ request to change 55+ age requirementBy Stephanie Zollinger NIBLEY -- The developers of The Cottages planned unit development in Nibley have asked the City Council that the age restriction of 55 and older be removed. The basis for their request is that there is almost no ...
Buying beer on Sundays now legal in Wellsville
Friday, February 18th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Buying beer on Sundays now legal in WellsvilleBy Noelle Johansen WELLSVILLE -- The City Council agreed to allow Sunday beer sales in Wellsville after a public hearing Wednesday night. Wellcome Mart manager Cheryl Zesiger said beer is 35 to 45 percent of sales for Wellcome Mart, aside from gasoline. ...
N. Logan residents not fans of proposed assisted living center
Thursday, February 17th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on N. Logan residents not fans of proposed assisted living centerBy Emily Pannell Johnson NORTH LOGAN—Residents voiced market viability and an increase in traffic as a few of their concerns at a public hearing Wednesday, to declare 1.4 acres of city land as surplus for private sale and the possible ...
Family creates scholarship in memory of Hyde Park soldier
Thursday, February 17th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Family creates scholarship in memory of Hyde Park soldierBy Jamee Dyches HYDE PARK -- Brett and Zellene Allred wanted to find a way to give back to the community that supported them through the death of their son, Michael, who was killed in a suicide car bombing in Fallujah, ...
Richmond looking at major improvements to city water system
Thursday, February 17th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Richmond looking at major improvements to city water systemBy Kate Rouse RICHMOND--Discussions on the new 2-million gallon water tank and other improvements to the city's existing water system continued at Tuesday's City Council meeting. “It's important that people understand it's not just a water tank we're talking about,” Councilman Brad ...
Faculty, students take aim at lawmaker’s ‘degrees to nowhere’ remark
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »Story & Photos by Shirrel Cooper LOGAN—Controversy surrounding a Utah state senator’s comments, dismissing most college majors as “degrees to nowhere,” has not diminished since he spoke them earlier this month. On the contrary, Sen. Howard Stephenson’s comments have sparked anger around ...
The heartbreak of Valentine’s Day
Monday, February 14th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on The heartbreak of Valentine’s DayBy David Bowman It’s that time of year again when people let their hormones get the better of them and throw away their better judgment and common sense. As far as an individual may be concerned they could be lucky, so ...
Dig into public records to unearth important stories, Tribune reporter advises
Sunday, February 13th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Dig into public records to unearth important stories, Tribune reporter advisesBy Satenik Sargsyan Photos by Armen Hovsepyan LOGAN—If All the President’s Men inspires you to become a modern-day Carl Bernstein or Bob Woodward, it is time to learn about the nuances of investigative reporting. Salt Lake Tribune crime reporter Nate Carlisle visited ...
Millville First Responders have doubled size, need more funding
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Millville First Responders have doubled size, need more fundingBy Mariah Noble MILLVILLE-- The City Council heard the 2010 report from Dave Davenport, representative of Nibley-Millville First Responders, at Thursday's meeting. The council also discussed changes on the Planning and Zoning Commission and set a public hearing for concerns ...
Proposed Mendon land swap turned down by zoning board
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Proposed Mendon land swap turned down by zoning boardBy Teresa Nield MENDON-- A motion passed unanimously at Mendon’s monthly planning and zoning meeting that the 3/4 acre across from the Mendon station, owned by a Mendon family and proposed to be traded to the city for 7 acres on ...
Legislators seek to remove partisanship from state education board
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Legislators seek to remove partisanship from state education boardBy Jesse Dredge Utah Public Radio SALT LAKE CITY—Utah legislators are proposing a non-partisan election system for members of the Utah State Board of Education. Representative Carol Moss, a Salt Lake City Democrat, led the effort last week by introducing a bill ...
Bumblebees in precipitous decline: ‘Not a natural fluctuation’
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Bumblebees in precipitous decline: ‘Not a natural fluctuation’Story and photo by Rhett Wilkinson LOGAN--Count Jamie Strange and Jonathan Koch among those to be thanked for helping the rest of us have a better grasp on why some of our neighboring bumblebees are disappearing. Among the eight species studied, four ...
Mendon’s new well may be a bust, council is told
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Mendon’s new well may be a bust, council is toldBy Teresa Nield MENDON—The City Council was reminded of its water woes Thursday when Jon Hardman, councilman in charge of culinary water, updated members on the current status of the new well. The well, which is being drilled west of ...
No industrial rezone for southwest Logan, planning commission says
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on No industrial rezone for southwest Logan, planning commission saysBy Lis Stewart LOGAN--The Logan Planning Commission voted to recommend the Municipal Council deny a request to rezone property at 1100 W. 200 South for industrial purposes Thursday night after a public hearing. As a loud hammering noise, whose source is unknown, ...
Council discusses changing Smithfield’s weapons laws
Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Council discusses changing Smithfield’s weapons lawsBy Michael Stewart SMITHFIELD--Richard Jewkes, a Smithfield resident, says that state laws and city laws on weapons are not lining up, and it could be a problem in the future. Jewkes brought his concerns to the City Council Feb. 9. Smithfield Chief ...
Hyde Park clarifies parking ticket appeals process
Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyde Park clarifies parking ticket appeals processBy Jamee Dyches HYDE PARK--A parking ordinance was amended by the City Council Wednesday. Ordinance 2011-02 amended ordinance 2008-01 which was unclear about the process of appealing a parking ticket. The new ordinance informs residents that they are allowed to submit ...
Political science major recounts ‘vacation’ in Cairo revolution
Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Landon Hemsley Utah Public Radio LOGAN—USU political science student Porter Illi is spending he year in Morocco studying Arabic. Last week, on a planned vacation break to Cairo, Illi landed literally in the middle of the violence that threatens to topple ...