By Ryan Parkinson LOGAN–Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff spoke to a small crowd in the Sunburst Lounge of the TSC Thursday evening about identity theft. In the last stop of a state-wide identity theft tour, Shurtleff, along with Scott Morrill, head of the Utah Identity Theft Task Force, spoke about the dangers of identity theft […]
By Chelsey Gensel LOGAN–An employee of Schreiber Foods was hospitalized Oct. 23 after an early morning accident at work. Lacerations to his head and chest left the 29-year old man bleeding but conscious, said Logan City Police Department Captain Tyson Budge. The man was working at Schreiber’s at about 2:40 a.m. when he was pinned […]
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By Cassidee Cline MILLVILLE—It is coming close to Election Day in November and with three spots open, the hardest vote for Millville will be deciding who’ll be mayor. This contest is between current mayor Michael Johnson and his neighbor, Guy Curtis. Curtis served on the city council about four years ago. Curtis said his experience […]
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By Kate Clark LEWISTON–David and Angela Wiser happily received the business license they had been hoping for at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The couple, who live at 298 W. Center in Lewiston, wanted to start a day-care in their home but the city felt there were matters the council needed to discuss before a formal […]
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By Dana Ivins HYDE PARK – Residents gathered Thursday to hear the opinions and goals of candidates running for mayor and two city council seats. The “Meet the Candidates” evening began with mayoral candidates Bryan Cox and Tom Price, and council candidates Marvin Biggs, Carol Johnson, Sam Balls and Mark Hurd introducing themselves to those […]
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By Brendon Butler Lindsay and Lexie Kite have a message for all young women: you can love your own body and feel beautiful even if you don’t look like a Barbie doll. The 24-year-old twins spent the past two years at the University of Utah working on an unusual combined master’s thesis, collecting images from […]
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Story and photo by Amanda Pierce NORTH LOGAN–Every October about 50,000 people attend the North Logan Pumpkin Walk to see more than 800 carved and painted pumpkins arranged into whimsical scenes. The Pumpkin Walk was started in 1982 by Ida Beutler and was held on the Beutler farm. She wanted to do something fun and […]
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By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON–Giving back to the community, educating the public and learning about town government are all things Jason Goodsell is looking forward to if he gets elected to the Newton Town Council in the town’s upcoming municipal election. Goodsell is one of three people nominated for the council. He said he was surprised […]
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By Kade Delis MENDON–Bicyclists are not following regulations and are becoming a hazard, Councilman Phil Coulter says. “A bicyclist is most likely not to stop at a sign,” Coulter told the City Council at its Oct. 8 meeting. “They might get into a collision.” When Mendon has an event, there are over 20-30 bicyclists, which […]
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By Tyson Thorpe LOGAN–Centuries seem to drift away in the basement of the Merrill-Cazier Library at USU. There is a distinctive room in the Special Collections and Archives of the library. It is a room set in a different time, filled with books and furniture older than the university itself. It is called the Hatch […]
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By Nick Rust WELLSVILLE–The town’s former post office has turned into a haven for local art enthusiasts. Artist Vonda Lauritzen purchased the building at 55 E. Main St. four or five years ago, and turned it into the Vonda Lauritzen Studio and Gallery. Lauritzen said about four or five ladies meet and paint for three-hour […]
By Katie Krusi SMITHFIELD–Summit Elementary’s first ever ‘Race for the Summit’ run-a-thon turned out to be a successful fundraiser, raising $10,000 for the school. Becky Neilson, head of fundraising for the PTA, came up with the idea. Neilson said she decided to try it after her niece in Alabama told her of her success with […]
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By Heidi Hansen HYRUM—A common sentiment among those running for public office in Hyrum was that Hyrum is a wholesome and beautiful community with great people, and all expressed a wish to maintain that. There are seven candidates in the upcoming election, four incumbents and three newcomers. “If you’re from Hyrum, you love Hyrum,” incumbent […]
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By Amanda Pierce NORTH LOGAN – Four people are competing for two seats on the North Logan City Council in the general election Nov. 3. Lucy Peterson Watkins, 60, grew up in Logan and attended Logan High School and Utah State University. She moved to North Logan in 1999 and has lived there since. She […]
By Dana Ivins HYDE PARK–Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Reed Elder said Wednesday he wants to clarify the requirement that shares for secondary water are tied to a property, not to the owner of a property. After recent difficulties with water shares, the commission discussed changing the wording in the subdivision ordinance to prevent confusion […]
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By Seili Lewis PARADISE–This week the Town Council addressed the usual bills, reports from the fire department, a report on road conditions by Margaret Obray, and a report on the city’s water by Leland Howlett and Dale Anderson. Also on the docket was a neighborhood concerned about “Thrill Hill” and irresponsible drivers. The neighbors are […]
By Amanda Pierce NORTH LOGAN – Sunrise Engineering will conduct a $5,000 flow test following a suspicious measurement of sewage output in North Logan, says City Administrator Jeff Jorgensen. The Logan city measurement indicated that North Logan is putting a lot more water through the sewage lines than the city is using. “We suspect that […]
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By Megan Wiseman CACHE COUNTY–A house in College Ward exploded this morning, injuring a brother, sister, and an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. The explosion happened around 10:30 a.m. Tony Sorensen, 27, and Mary Sorensen, 23, were injured when their parent’s house exploded. Tony was taken by helicopter to a Salt Lake City hospital burn unit with […]
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by Dan Fawson RICHMOND–A group of former and current members of the community will gather tonight for what they hope will be the first step in the recreation of Richmond Fort. Settlers first arrived in Richmond in the summer of 1859, establishing Richmond Fort the following spring. City Councilwoman Terrie Wierenga is heading the group, […]
By Kara Kawakami LOGAN–To ratify the Board of Equalization’s actions for the year, Cache County Council held a special meeting Tuesday that lasted 10 minutes The meeting was called to order at 5 p.m. and Council Chairman Petersen proposed an amendment to the agenda to include tax hardship. The council, acting as the Board of […]
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