Paradise reviews plans for power, drinking water in emergencies
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise reviews plans for power, drinking water in emergenciesBy Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE--Town Council members decided Wednesday to set up a Sunday evening meeting to review the emergency operations plan with the fire department and members of the community. “I went to a FEMA meeting and I was kinda disappointed,” ...
Landlord licensing approved by Logan council
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Landlord licensing approved by Logan councilBy Cody Littlewood Logan Municipal Council approved an ordinance to require business licenses for landlords in a unanimous decision Tuesday night. The ordinance has been long coming for the past six months. The city held a public hearing before the vote. ...
North Logan library has ‘room to grow’ with new shelves
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan library has ‘room to grow’ with new shelvesBy Kate Clark NORTH LOGAN--Books can rest easy on the new and expanded shelving installed at the North Logan Library last week. "It’s taken such a long time,” library director Marcia Cheney said. “We were running out of book shelf space, ...
Bateman declares candidacy for District 5 seat in Utah House
Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Bonnie Phelps PROVIDENCE--Providence resident Chuck Bateman announced his decision to run for Utah House of Representatives, District Five on Friday night. He made this announcement to an audience of about 35 people at the Cobblestone Commercial Building in Providence. ...
Wellsville OK’s permit for pest control, ponders where bees fit
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Wellsville OK’s permit for pest control, ponders where bees fitBy Kayla Woodring WELLSVILLE--The Planning Commission held a public hearing Wednesday to issue Diana White a permit to operate a pest control business from her home. White said she would only be using the home for the mailing and tax purposes required ...
Richmond’s new councilman wants to make a difference
Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Richmond’s new councilman wants to make a differenceBy Hillary Bowler RICHMOND--He isn’t necessarily expecting to make a difference of gigantic proportions. "If I can just make things a little better,” said Paul Erickson, Richmond City Council’s newest member. Erickson, 42, was sworn into office Feb. 16 to replace Keith ...
Mock disaster will train HP city staffers to respond to emergencies
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Mock disaster will train HP city staffers to respond to emergenciesBy Kayla Harding HYDE PARK--Plans to improve emergency preparedness education for council members and residents was presented at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting. Brian Pots, from the Smithfield Fire Department, announced that the date of the citywide mock disaster originally planned for ...
River Heights hikes sewer charges in response to Logan increase
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Tyson Thorpe RIVER HEIGHTS--The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to raise River Heights residents' sewer rates to $19.05 a month. Resolution 1-2010 was passed to increase the sewer rates, which are retroactive to Jan. 1, in response to a ...
UCC will build new trail in Providence Canyon
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on UCC will build new trail in Providence CanyonBy Bonnie Phelps PROVIDENCE--A letter of agreement between the Utah Conservation Corps and Providence city to construct a canyon trail was approved during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The trail will begin at the mouth of Providence Canyon (approximately 1000 E. Canyon ...
Smithfield City Council gets tour of unfinished new office building
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield City Council gets tour of unfinished new office buildingBy Safiyyah Ballard SMITHFIELD--"The mayor and I wrestled, I won, so I got the bigger office," City Manager Jim Gass joked during a tour of the new city office building. Gass showed the City Council the new offices, including the new ...
Aggie Shuttle will keep busing riders despite budget cuts
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Aggie Shuttle will keep busing riders despite budget cutsBy Kayla Harding LOGAN--Employees at USU Parking and Transportation are taking steps toward sustaining the Aggie Shuttle with a granted increase of $4.84 per student per semester next year, enabling them to buy two new buses. James Nye, assistant director of Parking ...
Dispute over annexation gets County Council to table decision
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Dispute over annexation gets County Council to table decisionBy Cathy Morgan LOGAN--An annexing and agricultural protection dispute between two families was tabled for another two weeks at Tuesday night’s Cache County Council meeting, after a heated discussion over the property. The area of land is 8.24 acres near Nibley. The ...
Proposed commons in Hyde Park ‘on hold’
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Proposed commons in Hyde Park ‘on hold’Story and photo by Kayla Harding HYDE PARK--Residents might have noticed the Hyde Park Commons billboard on West Center Street near Maverik, however might be unaware of the changes and halt in development. Proposed by Jon White and Glen Thompson, the Hyde ...
District 9: Low-budget indies are saving the movie business
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Chris Romriell Considering the competition from multi-million-dollar mainstream Hollywood movies, it’s a wonder that low-budget indies can survive at all. Made for pennies in comparison, independent movies are up against such high odds that you have to wonder how any ...
Scientists, lawmakers clash over climate change
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Scientists, lawmakers clash over climate changeBy Chris Romriell As blizzards pounded away at the East Coast last week, Utah lawmakers passed a resolution questioning whether global warming actually exists. The “Climate Change Joint Resolution,” submitted by state Rep. Kerry W. Gibson, focuses on possible damage to Utah’s ...
‘Cream of the crop’ pledge service as Wellsville’s youth city council
Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ‘Cream of the crop’ pledge service as Wellsville’s youth city councilBy Kayla Woodring WELLSVILLE—A new youth city council and youth mayor were sworn in by City Manager Don Hartle at Wednesday’s city council meeting. The youth city council is advised by Wellsville resident Christine Jenkins, who has been supervising the group for ...
Petersen brings home-building experience to River Heights planning board
Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Petersen brings home-building experience to River Heights planning boardBy Tyson Thorpe RIVER HEIGHTS--Danny Petersen attended his second meeting as the newest member of the Planning Commission Tuesday night. Petersen was selected by Mayor Bill Baker and approved by the City Council to join the planning commission. He attended ...
Logan sets public hearing on landord licensing for March 2
Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan sets public hearing on landord licensing for March 2By Cody Littlewood LOGAN--Logan city is working towards landlord licensing in an effort originally proposed to create a better environment for both tenants and landlords. This will also help the city inventory rental properties, ensure all rental dwellings established legally and ...
N. Logan changes public hearings policy to better suit the public
Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on N. Logan changes public hearings policy to better suit the publicBy Kate Clark NORTH LOGAN--Citizens can now address the North Logan City Council and be able to get a response, due to a revision of their public hearings. Council members and North Logan residents have been frustrated by the current hearings that ...
New colleges scramble to redefine themselves
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Chris Romriell LOGAN—What comes next for the departments, faculty, staff and students who will make up the new college of social sciences and humanities? With the departure of Yolanda Flores Niemann departure as dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and ...