By Brendon Butler LOGAN–Voters confirmed Holly Daines and Dean Quayle to 4-year terms on the Logan Municipal Council Tuesday. The final count was 2,906 for Quayle and 2,763 votes for Daines. Tony Wegener received the next most votes with 2,328 and Steve Stokes followed with 1,595. “I feel excited, I feel glad the campaign’s over […]
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By Chelsey Gensel LOGAN–Randy Watts has been elected to another four-year term as mayor of Logan. Watts got nearly 53 percent of the vote. Candidate Mike Morrill received 2,322 votes to Watts’ 2,600, with only 15 percent of Logan’s registered voters casting ballots. “I couldn’t be happier,” Watts said. “I’m pleased with the group of […]
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Winners have asterisk by names More results at Cache Valley Daily — RIVER HEIGHTS Mayor: *William Baker 281 Council: *Douglas Glausen 217 *Kathryn Hadfield 272 Richard Okelberry 107 Skyler Tidwell 56 — HYDE PARK Mayor: (no winner yet; 12 provisional ballots uncounted) Bryan Cox 429 Tom Price 430 Council: Sam Balls 192 Marvin Biggs 458 […]
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By Catherine Meidell LOGAN–Stay-at-home moms all over Cache Valley are engaging their creative minds by building their own businesses from the ground up, like Logan resident Jennifer Johnson, founder and creative director of an apparel company called Cheeky and Swank. Johnson concocted the idea for a company that would sell baby products like bibs, blankets, burp cloths and onesies, because she […]
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By Candice Mattson Jessica Sahely found herself standing on a platform overlooking the Nile River, her feet bound by thick cords. The water glided along smoothly below, gently tousled by some rapids and a small cascade. The banks were lined by lush vegetation leading up a steep embankment to where she stood. It wasn’t captors […]
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By Heidi Hansen and Cassidee Cline LOGAN—Police have recovered about 70 of the more than 200 stolen campaign signs in Dumpsters and at the mouth of Dry Canyon. Logan City Police Captain Jeff Curtis said the signs belong to Mayor Randy Watts and were taken over the last two weeks from yards Watts had commissioned […]
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By Dana Ivins LOGAN–-A police car and fire truck responded to a false alarm at the Latter-Day Saint Institute building at 2:45 p.m. Friday. Routine maintenance being done to the building’s fire alarm system triggered the alarm, said Cannon Perry of the Logan City Fire Department. “It’s a common thing that happens all over town,” […]
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By Heidi Hansen HYRUM—Two years after completion of the new Hyrum City Library building, the city still owes more than $1.7 million in bonds borrowed to fund the $5 million project. “We have a great library in Hyrum but it needs to get paid off,” Councilman Paul James said. “It seems like after the building […]
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By Nick Rust WELLSVILLE–As the general elections approach, Wellsville will choose between two retired educators for the mayor’s office. Thomas G. Bailey and M. Kent Larsen both hope to lead the city they love for the next four years. One of them will replace Mayor Ruth P. Maughan, who has held that office for the […]
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By Nick Rust LOGAN–Chase Casillas, 22, won the first annual Sports Academy Strongest Man competition recently. The 6-foot-5-inch, 302-pound Casillas ended the final competition pulling a half-ton truck 100 yards in 24 seconds, blowing away his nearest competitor by 10 seconds. “I really didn’t think I’d win that,” Casillas said. “but I ended up winning […]
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By Kade Delis MENDON—The candidates for mayor and city council gathered last night at Mendon City Station for a Meet the Candidates Night. With the room nearly crowded, each candidate answered questions regarding what they would do for the city and how they would solve the current issues facing it. The mayoral candidates are Ed […]
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By Katie Krusi SMITHFIELD–Citizens gathered Wednesday evening to hear the platforms and opinions of candidates running for mayor and two city council seats. Candidates started the night off by giving a two minute personal introduction, followed by a two-minute platform statement, a question-and-answer period and a quick closing statement. City council candidate Barbara Scholes Kent […]
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By Dana Ivins HYDE PARK–Instead of mixed-use zoning, the City Council said Wednesday that it is now considering overlay zoning for property west of Cache County’s 200 East. Overlay zoning would create guidelines that apply to just one property, whereas a mixed-use ordinance applies to the entire city. The property in question belongs to Glen […]
By Chelsey Gensel Logan’s ‘Art on the Lawn’ fundraiser donated $1,000 from this year’s event to the Logan High School art program, at a school board meeting Wednesday. This amount is double what was donated last year, said Lucy Peterson Watkins. Watkins is the daughter of Dean F. & Bessie C. Peterson, who formed a […]
By Catherine Meidell RIVER HEIGHTS–Two seats on the River Heights City Council will be filled once the general elections take place Nov. 3. Council members Douglas Clausen and Kathryn Hadfield’s terms on the council have come to an end and both will be running again to keep their current positions. They will be defending their […]
By Brendon Butler LOGAN–Landlord licensing and the controversial park-strip project were the main issues addressed by four candidates for Logan City Council at an hour-long debate Wednesday on the USU campus. Steve Stokes and Tony Wegener both came down against both the park-strip project and landlord licensing. Wegener, a native of Perth, Australia, said he […]
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By Nick Rust WELLSVILLE–The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a request Wednesday from Transfleet Services for a conditional use permit for Sharp Transportation’s shop. “I do think one thing is important here and that is the hours of operation,” said Loyal Green, commission chairman. Green was concerned business conducted after hours at the shop would […]
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By Kara Kawakami LOGAN–The flu season is raging onward and Bear River Health Department still is experiencing vaccination shortages. This flu season has been “one of the most intense experiences” in his health care career said Keith Larsen, director of emergency services for BRHD. Larsen and Lloyd Berentzen, director of the health department, spoke to […]
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By Catherine Meidell RIVER HEIGHTS–Zollinger’s Fruit Farm has been an establishment in Cache Valley for around a century, and a treasured landmark county residents want to see remain a piece of the community. It is the fourth Cache Valley farm to be granted money from the Trust for Public Land, which has allowed a portion […]
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By Nick Rust WELLSVILLE–The City Council has accepted a grant from the state of Utah for $123,246, to help the Wellsville Dam trail and bridge project. Councilman Gary Bates, city engineer Chris Breinholt and city recorder Don Hartle met with the Utah Division of Parks and Recreations on Oct. 14 and the city of Wellsville […]