By Danielle Manley Courtesy of ThePostGame.com KERSA ELALA, Ethiopia—Kababa Alemu’s feet pound the wet soil as he rounds a makeshift track for the 10th time. It’s a Saturday afternoon in the village of Kersa Elala, in western Ethiopia, and dozens of townspeople, returning from church services, have stopped on the side of the road to […]
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Video by Ted Pease LOGAN—Joe Kimpeld was in his house this afternoon around 4 p.m. when a neighbor pounded on his door. “Your boat’s on fire!” • See Logan Herald-Journal story. Kimpeld, of 942 Evergreen Terrace in east Logan, a block from the USU cemetery, was fully aflame in his driveway. He tried the hose, […]
LOGAN — Extremely hot, dry weather conditions in Utah have prompted restrictions on fireworks throughout Cache Valley, effective immediately. Gov. Gary Herbert has banned fireworks in all unincorporated areas of the state and requested local cities and towns to regulate within their boundaries. Here’s a list of Cache Valley fireworks restrictions: Logan 1. All […]
By Ted Pease Jerry Ceppos, the new dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU and a former newspaper editor, writes somewhat grimly this week about “How Journalism Professionals and Educators Can Close the Chasm.” His column took me back to my first journalism educators (AEJMC) convention—in 1984 at the University of Florida. As […]
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By Allie Jeppson Salt Lake City Corrrespondent SALT LAKE CITY—I began journalistic writing only two years ago as a college freshman. If someone had told me in the summer directly following my high school graduation that I would be working for The Deseret News, I would have laughed at their very funny joke and walked […]
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LOGAN — The next concert at the Logan Tabernacle will be a combined performance by the Imperial Glee Club and the American Heritage Youth Chorus, May 17 at 7 p.m. The “Sing for Spring” is free and open to the public. The Imperial Glee Club of Logan, directed by Warren Barton, is one of the […]
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By Sean O’Sullivan LOGAN – A Logan man was given a citation for retail theft Thursday at Smith’s Marketplace, located near 700 North Main St. Logan Police Lt. Brad Franke said Carlos H Castro, 44, was caught attempting to leave Smith’s Marketplace with make-up that he didn’t pay for. Smith’s security called Logan Police. Castro […]
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‘The beauty of using algae is that every part of it looks to be usable,’ said Steve Hansen. ‘You don’t have any waste.’ Story and photos by Steve Kent LOGAN — When Ron Christiansen thinks of Cutler Reservoir on the Bear River in northern Utah, he remembers water skiing with his family. “It’s a nice, […]
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By Allie Jeppson LOGAN—Some students celebrate the end of the semester by burning their notebooks and partying. But USU classics students observe the completion of another school year in quite a different way: by wearing togas and playing the parts of characters and gods from ancient Rome in the period leading up to the famous […]
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By Sean O’Sullivan RIVER HEIGHTS –- A new parking proposal has been brought forward to try to appease the residents of 600 East in River Heights. This road is the main border of Ryan’s Place Park, and there is real concern over the parking habits of the park-goers. People are parking across the street in […]
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By Steve Kent LOGAN — A woman was arrested May 1 on suspicion of giving false information to the police. Megan Lee Jacques, a 19-year-old from Orem, was booked into the Cache County Jail on counts of providing false personal information, a class A misdemeanor, and being a minor in possession of alcohol, a class […]
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‘There is no time limit at the shelter. They stay with us until they’re adopted. We even take the trickier dogs and cats. We try to give every pet a chance.’ – Diane Malmquist Story and photos by Jimena Herrero LOGAN — Abagail is a 4-year-old purebred German shepherd, born with a birth defect and […]
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‘I decided if I wanted this I just had to go for it, and I let go of the pillar and started walking into the crowd, and nothing has been the same since.’ – Kasondra Payne Story and photos by Chris Lee LOGAN — At 5 a.m. every weekday morning Kasondra Payne wakes up and […]
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‘Natural medicine works on the problem and not the symptom.’ – Sharon Miller, herbalist and massage therapist Story and photos by Tmera Bradley LOGAN — When James Israelsen was 2 years old, he complained about his ankles hurting when he’d try to walk. “We’d been to many doctors,” said his mother, Jill Israelsen of Young […]
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By Rebecca Holliday LOGAN—Journalists from Mongolia visited Utah State University Friday to tour the campus, meet with international program officials, and share ideas about education and journalism with faculty and students. Mary Hubbard, vice provost for International Education, says this is one of a handful of exchanges the university has had with Mongolia. Other groups […]
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By Tara Alvey LOGAN — Kirk McRae doesn’t have the easiest job in the world. He is the director of the human resources department for Cache County School District. And although McRae’s job might not be listed as one of the most stressful professions of all time, any job involving parents, their children, and their […]
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By Steve Kent LOGAN -– Much can change in a century, but one Logan business has been family-run for 100 years. Charles Jenkins opened the store as Logan Hardware in 1912 at 45 N. Main in Logan. Today, his grandchildren Greg Jenkins and Martha Rose own Bennett’s Paint, while their brother owns and operates Bennett’s […]
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By Sean O’Sullivan LOGAN – Jace Woodstock had just finished a short film he had been working on for about a month and a half, and while excited and proud of his accomplishment, he couldn’t help but feel a little disheartened. “I spent so much time on this,” Woodstock said. “In between work and, you […]
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By Caitlin Moffitt LOGAN—Utah State University may be in violation of federal and state regulations that require the school to report and manage the conflicts of interests of its employees. That’s because the university has left much of the responsibility for oversight to the employees themselves—and some have chosen to not fulfill their legal obligation. […]
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By Rebecca Holliday LOGAN—An innovative group of Utah State students aims to raise $60,000 by the end of the year to build a school in Mali, Africa. The crew of quirky guys is working on a business that raises money for Mali Rising by selling books featuring artwork from artists around the world. Tyler Tolson, […]
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