Story and photo by Tavin Stucki HYRUM — Of all the iron pots and savory aromas in the Dutch Oven Lovin’ Cook-off on Saturday, one huge pot of chili towered above the rest, due mostly to the physical size of the oven and the sheer volume of food inside. Though the recipe didn’t win a […]
Tags: Andrea Hayner, Chris Haramoto, cook-off, Dutch oven, Hyrum State Park, Mandi Crookston, Nick Crookston
Story and photo by Chelsea Hunter NORTH LOGAN — Customers will now be able to buy beer on Sunday in North Logan. In order to accommodate the Tesoro Best Stop on 2500 North and U.S. Highway 91, the City Council voted to lift the Sunday ban on beer sales. The Tesoro store was previously located […]
Tags: Damon Cann, Dave Bessinger, John Bailey, Lloyd Berentzen, Nancy Potter, North Logan, Sunday beer sales approved, Tesoro
By Mitch Henline NIBLEY — City manager David Zook reported to the City Council Thursday evening that Nibley was successful in obtaining a $62,500 grant from the Community Impact Board. The money from the grant will go towards Nibley’s sewer and storm water system project. “It’s a 50 percent matching grant,” Zook said. “Which means […]
Tags: David Zook, Nibley. Community Impact Board grant, sewer master plan, storm water master plan
By Addison M. T. Hall MILLVILLE – The city’s Zoning and Planning Commission was canceled Thursday night due to poor attendance. Mark Thacker, a member of the Millville City Council who was planning on attending the meeting, said it was the first time in years a meeting has been canceled. “From the city council side, […]
Tags: canceled, Kristen Thacker, Mark Thacker, Millville, Zoning and Planning Commission
By Christopher Farnes PARADISE — The Town Council discussed three building permits, the planning and zoning committee and heard reports from the four council members at Wednesday’s meeting. “We didn’t have anything earth-shattering on the agenda for the meeting tonight,” said Mayor Leland Howlett. “We mainly went over some building permits and the zoning […]
Tags: Brandon Pulsipher, Leland Howlett, Margaret Obray, Paradise Town Council
‘The award is a representation of my entire outfit. It’s not just about me.’ – Hoyt Kelley Story and photos by Manda Perkins PROVIDENCE — It was a rainy celebration early Monday morning when friends and neighbors gathered under a pavilion at Zollinger Park to honor Hoyt Kelley. The 90-year-old World War II veteran had […]
Tags: Chevalier Legion of Honor, Hoyt Kelley, Providence, veteran, WWII
Story and photo by Tavin Stucki LOGAN – As Utah State University continues the healing process of losing one of its own in a tragic bicycle accident, university officials are focused on just that. USU Public Relations spokesman Tim Vitale says the university hasn’t had any internal conversations about the possible threat of a lawsuit, […]
Tags: Eric Anderson, memorial fund, Tim Vitale, USU response to student's death, Wayne Anderson
By Mitch Henline LOGAN – The noise in Salt Lake City was at full volume Thursday night when the USU football team took on the University of Utah, but for a few short moments during halftime, Rice-Eccles Stadium was reverently quiet when a moment of silence was held in remembrance of Eric Scott Anderson, the […]
Tags: Douglas Fiefia, Eric Scott Anderson, memorials, Thomas Christensen
Story and photo by Chelsea Hunter LOGAN – Bicycles on the roadway, by law, have the same rights and responsibilities as motorized vehicles – but it’s not always on the road that bike accidents happen. Utah State University student Eric Anderson was riding his bicycle down Old Main Hill on the grass just before 5 […]
Tags: accident, Bicyclist, Brad Franke, Dave Griffin, Eric Anderson, Mike Degener, Old Main Hill, safety
By Christopher Farnes LOGAN — Women’s soccer season at Utah State University has already begun with two home wins, but the unsponsored USU men’s team will not be kicking off their season until Sept. 6. The men’s soccer team concluded open tryouts for students this week and selected a first team and reserve team. Out […]
Tags: Joseph Burt, Nate Jarman, Sherri Dever, Utah State men's soccer
Story and photo by Manda Perkins LOGAN — Beer and wine enthusiasts in the Logan area have a new dining option to consider: Noodles & Company in Logan began serving alcohol Aug. 28, having acquired a liquor license in late May. Now age-eligible “noodlers” can enjoy a cold beer with their Wisconsin Mac and Cheese, […]
Tags: alcohol sales, Kevin Clayburn, liquor license, Noodles & Co., Scott Hamilton
By Addison M. T. Hall LOGAN — The College of Agriculture at Utah State University and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education group (SARE) have been receiving government grants to help the western region of the U.S. become more agriculturally self-sustaining. Professor V. Phillip Rasmussen, director of the Western SARE Center, says the most recent grant […]
Tags: $4 million grant, College of Agriculture, Phillip Rasmussen, Robert Newhall, SARE, USU
By Lauren Petty LOGAN – Utah State University’s Water Quality Extension (WQE) will host its Natural Resource Field Days beginning Sept. 9, marking its 30th year of providing quality scientific education for Cache Valley fourth-grade students and teachers. Field days participants will engage in a series of hands-on learning activities at four stations focused on […]
Tags: Brian Greene, Natural Resource Field Days, Tiffany Kinder, USU, Water Quality Extension, WQE
Story and photo by Paul Christiansen LOGAN — Not long ago Manda Perkins was a self-described party girl. While enrolled as a freshman at Utah State University last year, Perkins could often be found taking part in nights of underage binge drinking, a habit she thought must be part of a typical college lifestyle. “There […]
Tags: binge drinking, Ryan Barfuss, Steve Milne, underage drinking, Utah State University
By Tanner Simmons LOGAN – Finding a job these days isn’t easy, especially for people who have committed felonies. According to statistics from the Pew Center for the States, more than 1 percent of adult Americans are in prison. The justice system is in place to protect citizens from harm and to enforce consequences for […]
Tags: Defendant/Offender Workforce Development, Dustin Russell, former felons, justice, Utah
By Jonathan Larson LOGAN — Players from the intercollegiate club teams at Utah State University have little hope of ever becoming professional athletes in their sport. They receive little recognition, their events are sparsely attended and yet they continue to compete notwithstanding the fact that none of them receive athletic scholarships.. In fact, club teams have […]
Tags: athletics budget, club sports, financial support, Herm Olsen, Ryan Campbell, Utah State University
Story and photos by Dawn Otterby LOGAN — Cheryl Atwood glanced around the cluttered parking lot, her eyes landing on the white brick building that housed Options for Independence for nearly 25 years. The building now sat empty and completely stripped of everything from ceiling tiles to doors. Anything that could be sold or reused […]
Tags: Boyd Leishman, Cheryl Atwood, Don Toone, Mandie Kaneko, move, new location, Options for Independence
By Shayna Marcure RICHMOND — Josh was tired, lethargic, had severe headaches, numbness in his fingers, tremors and other relentless indicators that something was seriously wrong. “We were literally beside ourselves watching our son get sicker and sicker, with no direction on what was causing his illness or what we could do to help him […]
Tags: chemical pollution, Karen Frandsen, mosquito abatement, pesticides, Richmond, Terrie Wierenga
By Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN—After times of national crisis and despair, it can be difficult to look past the evil that threatens our neighborhoods and communities. Events such as September 11th, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and the Boston Marathon bombings are all events that shake our spirits and convince us that we are living […]
Tags: Cache COmmunity Food Pantry, Cache Humane Society, CAPSA, David Grange, Kim Maibaum
By Dani Hayes RIGBY, Idaho—To see one of her paintings is to glimpse into her soul. Fragments of her life are cemented within each stroke of hardened paint on the store-bought canvas. When you buy a Cherryn Girdwood original, you are buying a piece of Cherryn. “She is literally painting her life experience,” said best […]
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