Wellsville house fire sends two to hospital
Saturday, October 16th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Storee Powell and Rachel Christensen WELLSVILLE--Two Wellsville residents were transported to Logan Regional Hospital after their house went up in flames around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Homeowner Tom Leishman and one other were transported in an unknown condition after their home at ...
Hyde Park: Do businesses get same deals as residents?
Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyde Park: Do businesses get same deals as residents?By Michael Stewart HYDE PARK--City Council members met Wednesday to discuss whether or not businesses should be treated as residents when it comes to paying utilities, and what residents can and cannot do on their own properties. Property owners and residents of ...
USU filmmaker alum brings same-sex Prop 8 documentary to campus
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »LOGAN—Amid national media attention over the LDS Church position on same-sex marriage, a Utah State University alumnus returns to campus next week for a screening and discussion of his award-winning 2010 Sundance documentary, 8: The Mormon Proposition, which examines California’s ...
Scout can paint Paradise fire hydrants, council says
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Scout can paint Paradise fire hydrants, council saysBy Anya Aether PARADISE--The town's fire hydrants will soon be spiffed up. Taylor Heaton, 14, had his Eagle Scout project approved to paint the Paradise hydrants by the Town Council. “I want to paint the fire hydrants in Paradise for an Eagle ...
River Heights soon will accept credit cards for utility bills
Monday, October 11th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on River Heights soon will accept credit cards for utility billsBy Megan Allen RIVER HEIGHTS--Within the next few weeks, River Heights will make utility bill payment easier and more convenient for residents by accepting debit and credit cards in the city office. Until now, the city has accepted payment only by ...
Peace movement alive and well in Cache Valley
Sunday, October 10th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »Story & Photos by Caresa Alexander LOGAN—“The world has been so kind to us, so why don’t we be kind to it back?” This innocent question was asked by 11-year-old Alesha Owens as she stood in front of the small but ...
Utah lieutenant guv addresses state economics, higher education, politics, immigration
Sunday, October 10th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Utah lieutenant guv addresses state economics, higher education, politics, immigrationStory & Photo by Mark Vuong Utah is doing well economically in “relative terms,” says Utah Lt. Gov. Greg Bell, pointing out that unemployment is 3 percent lower in Utah than the national average, the state has created nearly 20,000 jobs ...
Wellsville works out hitches in annual Stampede Rodeo
Saturday, October 9th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Wellsville works out hitches in annual Stampede RodeoBy Storee Powell WELLSVILLE--The City Council and rodeo committee agreed Wednesday to continue the newest part of the Founders’ Day celebration, the Wellsville Stampede Rodeo, despite coming up short on profits and only moderate attendance. The rodeo takes place Labor Day weekend, ...
Nibley council bumps heads over growth issues
Saturday, October 9th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Nibley council bumps heads over growth issuesBy Max Parker Dahl NIBLEY--After a prayer, Nibley City Council convened for city business that will determine the future look and feel of the community. A continuing struggle was wrought throughout the meeting over land and money use for the rapidly ...
Millville moves to make water laws fairer
Saturday, October 9th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Millville moves to make water laws fairerBy Marissa Bodily MILLVILLE--The Planning Commission is rewriting the ordinance requiring property developers to give up water shares in order to comply with a new state law. The commission discussed the ordinance that currently requires people developing property to give up one ...
North Logan joins local ‘banned wagon’ against spice
Thursday, October 7th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan joins local ‘banned wagon’ against spiceBy Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN--The City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that puts restrictions on the manufacture, distribution, possession and use of synthetic cannabinoids, more commonly known as “spice." People from the community came to the meeting wanting to know more ...
‘Find out what your passions are,’ journalist says. No ‘master plan’ needed
Thursday, October 7th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Storee Powell LOGAN—For someone without “a master plan” for her life, National Public Radio ombudsman Alicia C. Shepard has found ways to stay busy. She has written three books, teaches media ethics at Georgetown University, and received the National Press ...
National Public Radio troubleshooter bullish about journalism’s health, but leery of blogs, social media
Thursday, October 7th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN—National Public Radio ombudsman Alicia C. Shepard came to USU Tuesday and “nudged the world a little,” speaking at the Morris Media & Society Lecture Series about the benefits and challenges of traditional journalism in an Internet-influenced world. Recognizing ...
Getting that boot off your car could now cost $75 in Logan
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Getting that boot off your car could now cost $75 in LoganBy Megan Wiseman LOGAN--City council members unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday setting the maximum fee booting companies can charge to the state’s current maximum. Logan City Attorney Kymber Housley said the ordinance would allow private booting companies to raise their charge to ...
Board of health votes to criminalize ‘spice’
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Board of health votes to criminalize ‘spice’By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN--The Bear River Board of Health voted unanimously Tuesday to criminalize the production, manufacturing, dispensing and possession of spice in Box Elder, Cache and Rich County areas. The board was the first tri-county body to ban synthetic cannibanoids, more ...
National Public Radio news ombudsman visits USU
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on National Public Radio news ombudsman visits USULOGAN—When radio listeners have trouble with the news they hear on National Public Radio, they call Alicia Shepard to complain. Shepard is the ombudsman for NPR, based in Washington, D.C. When a listener in Logan, Utah, or Moscow, Russia, takes exception ...
Empty new stores bear mute witness to recession’s toll
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Empty new stores bear mute witness to recession’s tollBy Max Parker Dahl NIBLEY--Driving out of the valley on U.S. 89/91 along the jagged outskirts of Nibley city, you see the impressive and brightly colored complex of neo-western storefronts near Peterson Country Store. The only issue: the stores are virtually ...
Dancing through the night to fight cancer
Friday, October 1st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Dancing through the night to fight cancerBy David Bowman LOGAN—Dancing to kill cancer. That was the goal of Utah State University students danced through the night Friday to raise nearly $3,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. After some technical difficulties, the dance-a-thon started at 9:30 p.m. and lasted ...
River Heights OK’s paying utility bills with credit cards
Thursday, September 30th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on River Heights OK’s paying utility bills with credit cardsBy Megan Allen RIVER HEIGHTS--At a meeting Tuesday night, the River Heights City Council decided that benefits to residents to be allowed to pay bills with a credit card outweigh the cost to the city. Shelia Lind, city recorder, said she talked ...
Paradise buys land for park; seeks volunteers to plan it
Thursday, September 30th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise buys land for park; seeks volunteers to plan itBy Anya Aether PARADISE—The Town Council has approved the purchase of almost 15 acres of land located in the southern part of Paradise. With the new land comes the need for a park committee of about six people to help with ...