Growing pains pinch Nibley neighbors
Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Benjamin Wood NIBLEY – Amy Platt sat in a heated City Council meeting in September. Nearly 100 of her friends and neighbors had packed into the elementary school's gymnasium to voice their opinions regarding the future of a resident’s land. ...
Providence hearing on apartment law change generates no public comment
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence hearing on apartment law change generates no public commentBy Chelsey Gensel PROVIDENCE--The Providence planning commission meeting Dec. 9 included a public hearing for comments on changing a city ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in homes in single-family residential zones. No one from the general public attended ...
Landlords face nightmarish problem of cleaning up after meth users
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Landlords face nightmarish problem of cleaning up after meth usersBy Brendon Butler LOGAN--At a recent public hearing on landlord licensing by the Logan City Council, 25-year-old landlord Tyson Gerber sobbed as he stood before the council and community. "I have just lost everything," Gerber said, trying to keep his voice ...
USU students fear budget ax will fall next on scholarships
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU students fear budget ax will fall next on scholarshipsBy Cassidee Cline LOGAN--Most students when they reach high school don’t think of anything besides graduation. When they reach their senior year, it’s all about sending n college applications and making sure they are on track to get that diploma ...
State budget cuts threaten Bear River Activity Center’s programs for disabled
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Kara Kawakami Shortly before Ming’s first birthday, Elaine Lu became concerned for her baby boy. “I suspected that his motor milestones were going the opposite way,” Lu, a physical therapist based out of Salt Lake City, said. “He ...
Organizers call public auction a success despite snowy weather
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Organizers call public auction a success despite snowy weatherBy Nick Rust LOGAN--Utah Public Auctions held its first indoor public auction in Logan on Saturday. The owners said they plan on having a similar auction in the future if the right circumstances present themselves. “If we do it again we ...
Reggie Shaw’s sad message: ‘Never text and drive’
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Candice Mattson LOGAN--Reggie Shaw wore a dark blue jail uniform as he tearfully addressed the camera from behind the glass. "You know, you leave for work every morning. People do it every day. Never ever do you leave with the ...
Loaded gun in car brings Ogden man $200 fine
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Loaded gun in car brings Ogden man $200 fineBy Dana Ivins LOGAN--Ogden resident Marvin Lee Peterson was fined $200 Monday in 1st District Court for having a loaded firearm in his vehicle, a class B misdemeanor. Peterson’s guilty plea is being held in abeyance, meaning the court will dismiss ...
Oh, you kid! Dancing just isn’t what it used to be
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Oh, you kid! Dancing just isn’t what it used to beBy Cassidee Cline The art of dance has been around for centuries. From Renaissance elegance to the sheer independence and rebellion of the 1920’s solo Charleston, dance has been used to interpret and captivate the emotion of people. But let’s face ...
Logan man gets 1 year in jail for aggravated assault, domestic violence
Friday, December 4th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan man gets 1 year in jail for aggravated assault, domestic violenceBy Dan Fawson LOGAN--Jose Mateo Trevino of Logan was sentenced to one year in the Cache County Jail Monday, after pleading guilty to one felony count of attempted aggravated assault and one felony count of domestic violence in the presence ...
Car accident results in arrest for violating court order
Friday, December 4th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Car accident results in arrest for violating court orderBy Dan Fawson LOGAN--Trevor Maddock of Logan was arrested Thursday and later charged with two third-degree felony counts of protective order violation. According to Captain Jeff Curtis of the Logan City Police Department, Maddock, 22, was found in violation of the order ...
Logan man arrested following car chase
Friday, December 4th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan man arrested following car chaseBy Katie Krusi LOGAN - A 22-year-old Logan man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and attempting to evade police. Samuel Pond was arrested Dec. 1 and is being held in the Cache County Jail. According to Logan City Police Capt. ...
JCOM alum’s film picked for Sundance Film Festival
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on JCOM alum’s film picked for Sundance Film FestivalA controversial documentary film about gay rights in Utah by a USU broadcast journalism alumnus is slated for its world premier at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City in January. Reed Cowan's documentary, "8: The Mormon Proposition" (http://www.mormonproposition.com/), was ...
Logan council takes 22 minutes to talk about parking, dole out $400,000
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan council takes 22 minutes to talk about parking, dole out $400,000By Chelsey Gensel LOGAN--In a 22-minute meeting Tuesday, the Logan Municipal Council discussed changes to parking near the LDS temple and approved appropriation of more than $400,000 in grant monies. The discussion regarding parking along 300 North and 200 East streets where ...
USU ag dean wins USDA grant to map sheep genome
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU ag dean wins USDA grant to map sheep genomeBy Chelsey Gensel LOGAN--Utah State University's Dean of Agriculture and Vice President of Extension, Noelle Cockett, has acquired a $930,000 USDA grant toward a genome-mapping project to sequence and analyze the sheep genome. Labs at USU and in other parts of the ...
Smithfield woman a suspect in burglary, theft, forgery case
Friday, November 27th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield woman a suspect in burglary, theft, forgery caseBy Kade Delis SMITHFIELD—A 20-year-old Smithfield woman was arrested and booked into the Cache County Jail on counts of burglary, theft and forgery. Loren Hansen was arrested by detective Wes Land of the Logan City Police Department on Nov. 19. ...
USU business students take first place at BYU competition
Friday, November 27th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU business students take first place at BYU competitionSpecial to the Hard News Cafe LOGAN--Three Utah State University students bested teams from business schools around the country in a competition earlier this month that tested not only their ability to make sound business recommendations, but required that they present ...
Judge sets preliminary hearing for Nibley woman
Friday, November 27th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Judge sets preliminary hearing for Nibley womanBy Amanda Pierce LOGAN--A Nibley woman was charged with forgery and theft in 1st District Court Tuesday. Debra Lund, 40, faces one count of forgery, a third-degree felony, and two counts of theft, one count a third-degree felony and the other ...
Wellsville proposes taking ownership of Red Slide subdivision
Friday, November 27th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Wellsville proposes taking ownership of Red Slide subdivisionBy Nick Rust WELLSVILLE--City recorder Don Hartle has proposed a plan that would transfer all “open space” land in the Red Slide subdivision to Wellsville city. The city plans on inviting Red Slide lot owners to meet and discuss the ...
Student who downloaded naked child photos in USU computer lab gets 1 year in jail
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Student who downloaded naked child photos in USU computer lab gets 1 year in jailBy Brendon Butler LOGAN--A Utah State University student was sentenced to one year in the county jail Monday after pleading guilty to a single second-degree felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor. Seven identical charges were dropped in a plea ...