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Presidential candidate blasts press for short-changing U.S. citizens

By D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Rocky Anderson, former mayor of Salt Lake City and current Justice Party presidential candidate, told a USU audience Friday about the polarizing, increasingly criminal nature of two-party politics in the United States, and the failure of news media to shine light on these conditions. “The journalism profession provides the information that […]

Tags: JCOM, Justice Party, Morris Media & Society Lecture, presidential election, Rocky Anderson

Rocky Anderson: 3rd party presidential candidate comes to USU

LOGAN—Justice Party presidential candidate Rocky Anderson came to Utah State University Friday to criticize the dominant two-party political system and a “deceptive” press for marginalizing citizens and democracy. Anderson spoke at USU’s Morris Media & Society Lecture Series, sponsored by the Department of Journalism & Communication, on “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The […]

Tags: journalism department, Justice Party, Morris Media & Society Lecture, Rocky Anderson

ATV News: Tibetan monks, LDS Democrats, Pumpkin Walk & sports

By the ATV News Team LOGAN—The latest Utah State and Northern Utah news from the ATV News team: Tibetan monks; the last days of the election campaign; ballot measures; LDS Democrats are afraid to come out of the closet; Chinese Christian fellowship on campus; the Pumpkin Walk; Aggie football—best record since the 1970s; women’s soccer […]

Tags: ATV News, elections 2012, LDS Democrats, Pumpkin Walk, WAC tournament

Public hearing on short-term rentals in Providence gets no response

By Dani Hayes PROVIDENCE – A public hearing regarding short-term property rentals drew no citizen attendance at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Wednesday, even though the issue was hotly debated in September. “I guess they just didn’t care to have a voice in the matter,” said Skarlet Bankhead, city administrator. “I thought there was […]

Tags: Jeff Baldwin, planning and zoning commission, Providence, public hearing, short-term rentals, Skarlet Bankhead

Landmark Construction wins contract for Smithfield Civic Center

By Katie Swain SMITHFIELD – City Council members voted Wednesday to allot $90,920 to begin construction on the east entrance of the Smithfield Civic Center. The contract was awarded to Landmark Construction. “Landmark Construction is by far our cheapest option here,” said Councilwoman Kris Monson. “The next cheapest bid we got is almost $20,000 more.” […]

Tags: CERT program, city council, Landmark Construction bid, sewers, Smithfield

School board discusses rezoning of Logan’s gravel pit area

By Heidi Vaughan LOGAN – Future zoning decisions could have detrimental impact on local schools. Will the Board of Education be heard by the Logan Municipal Council? “The city needs to be sensitive in the planning process,” said Superintendent Marshal Garrett at Wednesday’s school board meeting. “Almost 56 percent of the city’s housing is in […]

Tags: gravel pit area, Hillcrest School, Logan Board of Education, rezone

Where does taxpayer money go? Richmond’s recorder knows

By Heidi Vaughan RICHMOND – Taxpayers want to know where their dollars are being spent. Are they being spent wisely? Justin Lewis, Richmond’s city recorder, knows where the money goes. Much of the money spent by Richmond comes three different funds: the general fund, the sewer enterprise fund and the water enterprise fund. These funds […]

Tags: city council, Justin Lewis, RAPZ tax, Richmond, taxes

Obama-Romney too close to call, opinion pollster tells USU audience

By Shayna Marcure LOGAN — “I’m going to talk about politics because it is that time of the year,” began  Gary Langer, founder and president of Langer Research Associates, at Wednesday’s Common Hour presentation in the Taggart Student Center. Langer is a professional public opinion researcher whose expertise lies in analyzing political, economic, and social […]

Tags: American politics, Gary Langer, Langer Research Associates., Obama, Romney, voting

Smithfield cyclist survives crash, shows up for his own benefit dinner

By Katie Swain SMITHFIELD – They call him Miracle Man. After an extreme bicycling accident on July 7, Smithfield resident Scott Archibald feels blessed to be alive. Hit by a truck coming down Emigration Canyon, Archibald broke or bruised every bone and muscle in his body. When he arrived at the University of Utah trauma […]

Tags: bike accident, fundraiser, Scott Archibald, Smithfield

Richmond Lions join with Logan couple to give glasses to the masses

Story and photo by Heidi Vaughan RICHMOND – Out of the box and into the bubbles, that’s where your donated eyeglasses go when they get into the hands of the Lions Club. Recently members of the Richmond club rolled up their sleeves to ready more than 300 pairs of glasses to be sent to Peru. […]

Tags: eyeglass project, JoAn Criddle, Lion's Club, Richard Criddle, Richmond

Opinion: Book nazis—Keep your mitts off my reading lists!

By Ted Pease It’s incredible to me that busy-bodies spent so much of their time and energy last year trying to banish books from library shelves. “Incredible” in its literal sense: I can’t believe that anyone in 2012 a) is still trying to “protect” others from salacious stuff like Huckleberry Finn and The Diary of […]

Tags: America Library Association, Banned Books, censorship, free expression, Logan library

Rocky Anderson comes to USU to talk press & presidential politics

LOGAN—In what will likely be the only Logan appearance by a 2012 presidential candidate, Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party will come to Utah State University on Friday, Oct. 26, to deliver a talk on “mass deception” in the press, and about politics and the mass media in the current election campaign. Anderson, the outspoken […]

Tags: JCOM, Jill Stein, Morris Media & Society Lecture, presidential election, Rocky Anderson, Virgil Goode

Aggie TV News—$512M+, canal lawsuit, sports & more

LOGAN—The news team at Aggie TV News has a umber in mind: $512,861,410. That’s the amount Aggie donors have contributed to USU’s capital campaign. In other news, USU fires its longtime head tennis coach, Christian Wright. Landowners file a lawsuit to block Logan County and City’s controversial plan to enclose the open canal along the […]

Tags: Christian Wright, freevags, Joelle Beard, slacklining, Stan Albrecht, USU capital campaign

Craving a little freak out? Try the Heritage Center’s Haunted Hallow

By Shayna Marcure WELLSVILLE — For a spooky evening with the family, for a haunted date night or even for an exhilarating time with some friends, American West Heritage Center is  hosting its annual Old West Corn Maze and Haunted Hallow through the month of October. “The seven-acre corn maze is always a hit with […]

Smithfield residents say thanks to city with 150 + 3 birthday party

By Katie Swain SMITHFIELD – Founded Oct. 10, 1859, Smithfield reached its sesquicentennial in 2009. However, there was no official commemoration for it that year. In the spirit of better late than never, the Smithfield Historical Society hosted a commemorative program last week with the theme “150 years of progress . . . +3.” The […]

Tags: 150 years, birthday party, Smithfield, Smithfield Historical Society

Mountain Crest volleyball bounces Bonneville

By Curtis Lundstrom HYRUM — With three games left in the regular season, the race for the Region 5 volleyball title is a two-team scrum. Clinging to a one-game advantage at the start of Thursday, the Mountain Crest girls volleyball team took care of business against Bonneville with a three-set sweep to guarantee at least […]

Tags: girls volleyball, Lori Karaghouli, Mountain Crest, Region 5

Mendon approves building permits in order to pay for water pipe

By Brandon Fonda MENDON – City Council members voted to allow 15 building permits through Oct. 15, 2013, in order to fund a new water pipe. This is the first time in three years that any permits have been allowed. The permits will be given in order to generate revenue so that the city can […]

Tags: building permits, city council, Cobblestone, Jon Hardman, Menton, water pipe

Providence P&Z gives approval to Sunrise Acres for new road

By Dani Hayes PROVIDENCE – Sunrise Acres got the go-ahead to construct a new road after the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the company’s final plat for a new residential subdivision. The road will continue 330 West running between 600 South and 700 South approximately. The land development company was planning on extending the project […]

Tags: development approved, Providence, road extension, Skarlet Bankhead, Sunrise Acres

N. Logan council and planning commission close to final ordinance

By Jessica Sonderegger NORTH LOGAN—After two joint workshops and approximately eight hours of debate and discussion, The Planning Commission is feeling confident with their newfound direction. “I doubt there will be another joint workshop,” said Planning Commission Chair Mark Hancey. There has been “more forethought on this then any other ordinance that I have, as […]

Tags: City Center Code, city council, North Logan, ordinance revision, Planning Commission

North Logan Library offers free programs for everyone

By Jessica Sonderegger NORTH LOGAN–Jaylene Blair, head librarian at the North Logan City Library, wants everyone to know: Library classes and activities are free and available to everyone. Whether or not you are a North Logan resident, whether or not you possess a library card, the library’s facilities are open and available to the entirety […]

Tags: book club, Geri Cunningham, Jaylene Blair, North Logan, public library, Sleepytime, Storytime, Teen Activity Days