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Providence City Council considers larger city office building

November 15th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Dani Hayes PROVIDENCE – The City Council had an open discussion regarding possibly expanding the  30-year-old city building Tuesday night. Mayor Ron Liechty also suggested the option of building a new office building in a different location. Contrasting opinions were shared during the discussion including if there was an actual need for expansion. “Depends […]

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‘Botanizing Utah’—scientist follows 1890s photo safari of the West

November 14th, 2012 Posted in Arts and Life |

Story & Photos by D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—By waving a 130-year-old photograph atop a slickrock outcrop, high above Moab Valley, botanist and emeritus Professor Bill Gray of the University of Utah said he evoked a nostalgic conversation from a well-weathered Vietnam vet and ex-uranium miner who lived in the southeastern Utah town. “I got a […]

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Reporter’s Notebook: Night in a cop car with ‘hell trying to break loose’

November 11th, 2012 Posted in Arts and Life |

By Dani Hayes LOGAN – My night with the cops started out with a typical noise complaint and ended with a three-man booking at Cache County Jail. Wanting to get an experience with the local police department, I set up a ride-along to shadow an officer from the Logan City Police Department during his Friday […]

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Reminder: Overnight parking ban starts Nov. 15 in Logan

November 11th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Brandon Fonda LOGAN — Winter is here, which means more parking tickets for Logan residents who violate parking laws. Beginning Nov. 15, the snow removal parking code will come into effect:  No person shall park a vehicle on any street or city-owned parking lot between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on […]

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Failure to appear for court a common reason for arrest, cops say

November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN — Logan City Police Officer Jeff Simmons proceeded to reprimand a traffic violater Wednesday night. Within the hour, he was transporting driver Kyley Cosper to the Cache County Jail. What began as a minor traffic offense soon led to Cosper’s $556 bail. With little investigation,  Simmons quickly discovered Cosper also had […]

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Paradise Town Council finances pass auditor’s muster

November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Katie Swain PARADISE – According to Allred Jackson’s audit of Paradise, the town is doing well financially. At the Town Council meeting Nov. 7, Diana Cannell from Allred Jackson reported the audit. “It looks like you guys have been very busy improving the town,” Cannell said. “And financially things look really good.” According to […]

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Planning Commission says N. Logan’s form-based code law is finished

November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Jessica Sonderegger NORTH LOGAN—With a full agenda Thursday, the Planning Commission was well aware of how little time they could dedicate to further revise the proposed form-based code ordinance. And even then, they exceeded the meeting’s time frame by 56 minutes. The City Council on Wednesday had encouraged the commission to readdress some concerns […]

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Logan man will serve 14 days in jail for misdemeanors

November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Jessica Sonderegger A Logan man charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and disorderly conduct was sentenced Tuesday in 1st District Court to 260 days in the Cache County Jail, but Judge Thomas Willmore suspended all but 14 days. And had his record been a little less than what it is, Willmore […]

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Washington view: Life of the intern in the DC office of the SL Tribune

November 9th, 2012 Posted in Arts and Life |

Story & Photos by Betsy Blanchard WASHINGTON, D.C.—I find myself sitting in an outdated newsroom, surrounded by colorful personalities and less colorful wall décor, at the National Press Building in the heart of Washington. As an (unpaid) intern with The Salt Lake Tribune covering politics, I’m primarily responsible for producing a weekday news digest, ideal […]

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Journalism and PR students scramble, learn in crisis simulation

November 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Kristen Munson Photos by Danielle Manley Special from Utah State Today LOGAN—Six minutes into a crisis communication simulation conducted by the Department of Journalism and Communication at Utah State University, student participants learn that the mayor’s son is dead, his body found at the local high school. Rumors of a zombie cow disease are […]

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No decision yet on school board’s request for 1200 East rezone

November 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Heidi Vaughan LOGAN –  No final decision was made at a recent meeting of the Logan Board of Education and Logan Municipal Council about rezoning of the  gravel pit property at 1200 East, but new information was brought to the table on how the zoning of the gravel pit land, labeled as mixed residential high, […]

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HAM radio: Old-time ‘social media’ still important

November 8th, 2012 Posted in Arts and Life |

By Dani Hayes RIVER HEIGHTS – If the power goes out and cell phones fail, amateur (HAM) radios will be one of the only communication outlets available. The city of River Heights is sponsoring a free HAM radio class to help prepare those interested in taking the licensing test to become amateur radio technicians. The […]

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Logan police honored for Main St. safety award at city council meeting

November 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Brandon Fonda LOGAN – City Council members gave recognition to Logan City Police Department for a national award given by Zero Fatalities for their efforts to make Main Street in Logan safer. Council members and residents applauded as the award was handed to Lt. Rod Peterson, the officer in charge of the operation. The […]

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Three men arrested after incident at Lee’s Marketplace

November 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

 By Dani Hayes LOGAN – Three men were arrested early Saturday morning after a disturbance was reported at Lee’s Marketplace. Monte Hunter Keiaho, 24, North Logan; Paul Fakahua, 22, Logan; and Tuuta Folaukovi Takai, 25, Logan, were taken into custody by Logan City Police and booked into Cache County Jail. The call was received at […]

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N. Logan council, planning commission, continue struggle over zoning

November 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By Jessica Sonderegger NORTH LOGAN—As the City Council approached the fourth item on Wednesday’s agenda, an invitation was extended to members of the Planning Commission to formally join the meeting’s discussion. Wednesday’s meeting, anticipated as much by the city council and  planning commission as the citizens of North Logan, was the meeting at which a […]

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ATV News: Election 2012, 2 Valley suicides, sports & a snowy forecast

November 7th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

By the ATV News Team LOGAN—Plenty going on during Election Week in Cache Valley and on the USU campus, from a Utah GOP sweep to a pair of suicides. In the news, USU students, candidates and other voters gather in the Huntsman School of Business on Election Night to watch the returns. It’s business as […]

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USU students run exit polls as Republicans sweep Utah in Obama win

November 7th, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

Story & Photos by D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Students and community members who gathered in the Eccles Business Building cheered Tuesday night as early election returns started coming in, and CNN announced GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney strong win in Utah and other red states. But the party atmosphere dulled as key states on the election […]

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American, 25, postpones life to save abandoned children of Ethiopia

November 3rd, 2012 Posted in Arts and Life |

By Mackinzie Hamilton Photo by Matthew D. LaPlante Reprinted from The Oregonian ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—It’s lunchtime at the Yehiwot Reay compound, in the Megenagna District of Ethiopia’s sprawling capital city, and a mob of gangly boys scrambles for seats at a wooden table. They dive into plates of injera and shiro, 12 hands ripping at […]

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Utah lieutenant guv hopefuls debate as Election Day ’12 nears

November 1st, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

Story & Photo by D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Economic recovery and new jobs helped produce $200 million more than originally projected for Utah public education last year, and Lt. Gov. Greg Bell said in a debate Wednesday that Utah residents should expect similar numbers this year. With just six days to go before Election Day, Bell, […]

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ATV News’ Cache Rendezvous celebrates the Halloween season

October 31st, 2012 Posted in Opinion |

LOGAN—Welcome to the annual Halloween edition of Cache Rendezvous, ATV News’ magazine news program. This week, terror in the Little Bear Bottoms Corn Maze and the Haunted River Trail. What do USU Engineering students do with pumpkins when they’re done? Five USU teams toss pumpkins with trebuchets in North Logan. USU’s Pagan Alliance is more […]

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