By Erin West HYRUM — Students at Mountain Crest High School are facing a new requirement for graduation: the United States Citizenship test. The state’s new American Civics Initiative bill, passed in March, requires all Utah high school students to pass a basic civics test as a condition for receiving a high school diploma or […]
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By Amanda Wray PROVIDENCE — Being a mayor is supposed to be a part-time job, but Providence Mayor Don Calderwood put in a 13-hour day on Monday. He’s not complaining though: working for the city of Providence and its citizens is his top priority. Calderwood hopes citizens will make meeting and voting for city council […]
By Jaesea Gatherum NORTH LOGAN — Citizens of North Logan will have one less expense when they build or remodel on their property because the City Council has abolished the city’s $135 storm water fee. For less than an acre of land disrupted by storm water, $135 is an “unfair” amount, said director of public […]
Tags: Alan Luce, building fees, Damon Cann, Jeff Jorgensen, North Logan, storm water
By Breana Bonner NORTH LOGAN — The Planning Commission is considering changes to the North Logan City Zoning/Proposed Future Land Use Plan. The Commission discussed the changes at last week’s City Council meeting. “When I started there where only four districts split down the middle,” said community development director Cordell Batt. “Utah State University landscape […]
Tags: Cordell Batt, Lloyd Berentzen, North Logan Planning Commission
By Rebecca Wheatley SMITHFIELD — Smithfield officials attended the Utah League of Cities and Towns convention in Salt Lake City recently to discuss new state legislation affecting their town with other public officials from around the state. “This conference is important because it updates us on what’s going on around the state,” city councilmember Kris […]
Tags: Darrell Simmons, Kris Monson, Smithfield, Utah League of Cities and Towns
By Jordan Floyd MENDON — After six years as mayor of Mendon, third-generation resident Ed Buist still believes his job is all about the people. “The word politician doesn’t fit me,” Buist said. “I’m a representative of a small town — they look to me for help and I look to them.” Buist and his […]
By Lee Johnson aggieblogger12.blogspot.com Logan High School has received 1,600 MacBooks in a pilot program to integrate computers into its classes. The school began handing out the laptops last month. Every student is expected to receive one — and some teachers have already begun to use the computers in their classrooms, giving students assignments to […]
By Ben Nielsen benielsen.weebly.com A participant in Utah State University’s Mr. USU pageant has been accused of making racist remarks during the talent section of the contest on Monday. Nicholas Tanner Cortez, who represented the engineering program at Utah State as “Mr. Engineering,” performed a skit called “How To Survive in Mexico.” Introducing himself as […]
By Brenna Kelly bkellyjcom1130.blogspot.com Several pages on the Utah State University server were down the weekend of Sept. 19 and 20 as a result of an unusual error. The main index page was dead, affecting at least the counseling, student services and access center pages. IT system administrator Blake Rich said www.usu.edu has a front-end load balancer through which pages from different areas […]
By Natalie Deaver thenataliejill.wordpress.com This year Best Buddies International named Utah State University’s Best Buddies program the largest college chapter in the world. With more than 300 members, the growing organization “has increased its numbers by 33 percent just this year,” said Stratt Caputo, the current president of Best Buddies at USU, and “it plans […]
By Nicole Cowdell nicolecowdell.wordpress.com The grand re-opening of the Logan Transitional Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility on Wednesday was not a traditional open house. “I recognized that open houses can be dry, sterile and boring,” said Paul Arnell, the facility’s executive director. “We needed something that would show off the facility and convince people to […]
By Melanie Fenstermaker RIVER HEIGHTS — River Heights City Council members are seeking citizen input about the possibility of signing a new wastewater treatment agreement with Logan, an issue the city council has debated for months. The council voted 4-to-1 in August to maintain its current 50-year contract with Logan, which expires in 2025, but […]
Tags: Blake Wright, James Brackner, River Heights, sewage, Sheila Lind, wastewater
By Erin West HYRUM — A brush fire, likely caused by a fallen power line, started around 5:20 p.m. in Blacksmith Fork Canyon Friday evening. “It’s dry grass so it’s going to go up there pretty crazy,” said Matt Burgess, a Division of Wildlife Resource officer. The fire began on the north side of milepost […]
Story & Photos by Chelsea Hunter Tolman MENDON — Trudging up the dusty trail, Abby Wangsgard began to wonder what she had gotten herself in to. She hoped the view was worth it. Even as though she’s a Cache Valley native, this was the 22-year-old’s first time climbing the Wellsvilles. “I thought I was going […]
Tags: climbing, geology, hiking, Utah mountains, Wellsville Mountains
By Alix Zelener azelener.blogspot.com Utah State University has taken the first steps toward a safer walk to the Student Living Center along the east side of the Logan Cemetery on North 1200 East by installing new parkways, sidewalks, fencing and streetlights. “The sidewalks were getting unsafe,” said Ben Berrett, the USU director of facilities, planning, […]
By Chelsea Hunter Tolman There are a lot of things cyclists have to worry about in a race that you’d never imagine as a spectator. The shape their bike is in, if they trained hard enough, whether they have efficient energy, how close they’re riding to the bike in front of them, to name a […]
Tags: bicycle, Brent Chambers, Jerry Young, Kyle Morris, LOTOJA
By Brenna Kelly bkellyjcom1130.blogspot.com A combination of factors are clogging the Taggart Student Center septic tanks and causing an odor to permeate the first floor. According to TSC night manager Jeff Brann, the ovens from the Hub expel grease into the septic lines. Normally, this would not be a problem, but because the TSC is […]
Story & Photo by Erin West HNC Hyrum Correspondent HYRUM, Utah — Fire, possibly caused by a lightning strike, burned a home at 400 W 300 North around 8:20 a.m. today. The cause is under investigation. “When I got here, we had smoke coming out on the west side of the building up into the […]
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By Landon Pozernick The Aggie Climbing Club hosted its first social event Thursday night at the Hobbit Caves in Logan Canyon. Consisting of a bonfire, marshmallow roast and night climbing, the event was designed to promote the club as well as the climbing community, getting rock enthusiasts together to meet and make friends. “It’s a […]
By Ben Nielsen benielsen.weebly.com A dance party at the Aggie Flats apartment complex on Sept. 4 resulted in one student being hospitalized for a head injury. Heavy wind and lightning warnings led to the cancellation of the 1980s-themed dance, which was to be held by Utah State University, only minutes before it was scheduled to start. This left […]