Weekly News Roundup All the Local News: Hyde Park Easter Egg roll, Aggie freshman sings on Leno, radio for Hyrum? Aggie TV News, gowns of plastic milk jugs and tin foil, drug court, wolves, summer session, and an intern remembers the 2012 Legislature . . . and more
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By Lis Stewart SALT LAKE—The first task of my internship at the 2012 Utah Legislature was figuring out how to open a tripod. On Day One at the Utah State Capitol, my boss handed me a beat-up cardboard box full of wires, an ancient video camera, a tripod, a soundboard and a laptop, and told […]
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By Rhett Wilkinson LOGAN—By the time College of Humanities and Social Sciences Senator Erika Norton positioned herself between the rest of the college’s student council at USU’s David B. Haight Alumni Center on campus, ready to make announcements for the top recipients at the college’s first Student Research Symposium, my heart—as I expected—certainly lifted. After […]
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Story and photo by Shannon McCleve HYDE PARK- “We serve” is the motto of the Lions Club International. Hyde Park Lions Club takes that motto to heart. Saturday morning, the Lions Club held their annual Easter egg hunt at 9 a.m. Thursday before the event, the Lions Club members got together to bag the candy […]
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By Jimena Herrero WELLSVILLE- The City Council amended the sewage system service requirements Wednesday. Under the unamended city ordinance, homeowners were responsible for their sewage and sewage lines until they connected with city lines. “City policy has always been that the owner is responsible for sewer until it gets in the line,” City Manager Don […]
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By Kristi Ottley HOLLYWOOD—It was Kinzie Hamilton’s brush with the Big Time, her 15 minutes of fame, her late-night TV debut. The USU freshman from Providence, Utah, appeared on “The Tonight Show” Tuesday, standing right next to Jay Leno in front of her mother and an international audience, singing like the original Snow White. “I […]
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By Tara Alvey HYRUM — Getting good radio reception can sometimes be hard in Cache Valley. But on Thursday night, the Hyrum City Council took the first steps in providing a solution to that problem. Friend Weller, who has been in the radio business for more than 30 years, proposed to the council that they […]
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By Allie Jeppson LOGAN—If College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean John C. Allen were to leave campus with only one last lecture, his chosen words to students would be to build a successful community by treating others with respect; community creates the success or failure of a civil society, he says. USU Honors students […]
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“Do I think they belong here? Absolutely,” biologist says By Jimena Herrero LOGAN — Wolf specialist Carter Niemeyer had a powerful message for his audience this week: “The wolf refused to be our friend and we’ve never forgiven him for it.” Niemeyer is a wildlife biologist and author of Wolfer: A Memoir. He’s also one […]
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By Kristi Ottley LOGAN—More class offerings, smaller class sizes, better parking options, inexpensive housing, and great outdoor activities are just a few reasons USU students like summer semester. “It was the best decision I made,” said USU alum Chelsea Amdal. “Taking classes summer semester allowed me to finish my schooling a semester earlier, and ultimately […]
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By Chris Lee RICHMOND — The Planning and Zoning Commission gave a green light Tuesday to Salam Awada’s soil conditioning facility, but with some conditions. Awada, owner of AG Sci Tech, once again spoke to the commission about his proposed business at its meeting April 3. At a previous meeting, the commission approved rezoning the […]
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By Tara Alvey LOGAN – Applause isn’t something you’d normally expect to hear in a court of law, but during the 1st District Drug Court session held April 3, applause for defendants and inmates who are striving to remain clean and drug-free was a regular occurrence. The drug court program began in 2000 as a […]
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Story & Photos by Kristi Ottley LOGAN—Candy wrappers, newspapers, plastic bags, aluminum cans, milk jugs and soda straws. USU Family and Consumer Science Education students redefined recycling as they showed off more than 60 dresses and outfits made completely of recyclable materials on a runway in the TSC Ballroom Monday evening. The fashion show is […]
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By Rebecca Holliday LOGAN—Military veterans, journalists and civilians whose lives were touched by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq came together for the ninth anniversary of the start of the war to observe and try to make sense of its global legacy. Organized by USU journalism professor Matthew LaPlante and Army Maj. Matthew Badell, the Out […]
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LOS ANGELES—A USU broadcasting major enjoyed her few seconds of fame Tuesday as she demonstrated her “special talent” on national television for Jay Leno on NBC’s “The Tonight Show.” Kinzie Hamilton, a freshman JCOM major from Providence, Utah, shared the audience-participation segment, “Meal or No Meal” with late-night icon Leno and two other contestants, who […]
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By Evan Thacker Aggie BluePrint writer NORTH LOGAN—Want to ski some fresh powder but don’t know where to go now that Beaver Mountain’s closed for the season? Still crave winter even when the snow has melted on Old Main Hill? Have you wondered about cross-country skiing places near Cache Valley? Because of my own adventures […]
NO JOKE: News about Cache Valley and USU from the Department of Journalism & Communication All the Local News from the past week: Fine dining on the ice, Cherry Creek ski area another step ahead, signs in Nibley, River Heights expanding, local crimes, Aggie TV News . . . and more
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Story and photo by Steve Kent NORTH LOGAN — Utah State University was in the spotlight Thursday at the 2012 Spice on Ice chef cook-off. Corey Cozzens, catering sous chef of University Catering at USU, swept the awards, winning Judges’ Choice, People’s Choice and Chef of the Year at the annual fundraiser. Cozzens said he […]
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Story and photo by Tmera Bradley NIBLEY – What is the difference between direct lighting and indirect lighting? The question is not a riddle, but something upon which the City Council can’t seem to reach a conclusion. “You know the old adage, ‘Two heads are better than one,’” said Planning Commissioner Wayne Anderson at the […]
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By Josh Ruggles LOGAN — Cherry Peak Ski Area moved forward Thursday when the Cache County Board of Adjustments supported the County Planning Commission’s approval of the ski resort’s conditional use permit. “As I have looked at the issues, I have really felt, that the planning commission met the requirements of the ordinance by identifying […]
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