By Emily Pannell Johnson LOGAN—A 16-year-old male was booked into the Juvenile Attention Center April 13, after running from a Logan City Police officer who thought the juvenile matched the description of a retail theft suspect. Logan Police Lt. Brad Franke said the 16-year-old was booked on one count of failing to stop at the […]
By Lis Stewart RIVER HEIGHTS—The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a dog kennel at 372 E. 700 South following a public hearing Tuesday night, on condition the property owners, Tyler and Theresa Porter, control the barking of their two outdoor dogs. Commission Chairman Lorin Zollinger produced three letters sent to […]
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By Teresa Nield MENDON—In accordance with last month’s meeting, the Mendon City Council this week unanimously approved Fire Chief Ray Olsen’s proposal to pay the fire department’s volunteers. Olsen presented a proposal in last month’s city council meeting that would allow him to pay Mendon’s volunteer firefighters. Olsen proposed giving volunteer EMTs and volunteer firemen […]
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By Teresa Nield MENDON—One man’s junk is another man’s treasure, at least that is the case for Storee Powell of Mendon. Powell runs a small internet site called Whimsical Gnome Workshop. The site is mostly dedicated for selling the products that Powell creates by hand from items that would normally be thrown away. Most of […]
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By Noelle Johansen LOGAN – A 47-year-old Logan man was assaulted while walking near 200 West and 1200 North Monday night. The victim said his assailant approached him, called him a liar and a thief, and began assaulting him. Logan City Police promptly found Jeremiah Dobson, 30, of Logan, walking in the area of 300 […]
By Lis Stewart LOGAN—Leo Bravo, former director of the Cache Valley Multicultural Center, was sentenced to up to two years in the Cache County Jail Wednesday morning on two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse. In his final statement before Judge Thomas Wilmore, defense attorney Shannon Demler said the 62-year-old Bravo is a respected member […]
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By Jamee Dyches LOGAN — A young father was sentenced to six days in the Cache County Jail after pleading guilty to impaired driving, a class B misdemeanor, and driving without registration, a class C misdemeanor, during a pretrial conference Tuesday morning. Colby Rae Nielsen, 21, was pulled over on Nov. 27, 2010, after a […]
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By Jamee Dyches LOGAN — A 17-year-old Logan girl was scammed out of $120 when she attempted to sell two computers on the Internet, and never received payment. Logan Police Lt. Brad Franke said the victim was selling one Dell computer and one HP computer for $60 each to a female buyer from California. The […]
Story and photos by Emily Pannell Johnson LOGAN—Little girls dressed up in their best princess dresses partied, played and were pampered Saturday to help raise money for the Child and Family Support Center. The center’s Princess Party at the Riverwoods Conference Center had all the perks you’d expect for a little princess. “There was a […]
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By Jess Allen LOGAN—The folded napkins waited neat and perfect on each plate on the tables around the banquet hall at Hamilton’s, anticipating 100 hungry guests. It was the annual Department of Journalism & Communication’s annual award banquet, where students, faculty, alumni and guests gathered together to chow down, mingle, reflect on the past year […]
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By Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY — The Architects are a grounded group of polished men and musicians; savoir-faire in matters of business, music, touring, and family matters. Naturally– members Brandon, Adam, and Zach are brothers. With guitarist Keenan Nichols, the Architects have toured with Warped Tour, Valiant Thor, Flogging Molly, and are currently […]
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Review and photo by Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY — Dredg is a progressive rock ensemble that is not afraid to alter and evolve their dark melodic sound, where hysteria is moving stadiums of fans in Europe. Guitarist Mark Engles took a few minutes to talk about their new album, as well as rave […]
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LOGAN—USU’s John K. Cannon ROTC squadron will host a 5k walk/run and a 20k bicycle race this weekend to fight cancer. 2Cure Cancer will benefit the Logan Regional Hospital Cancer Center on Saturday, April 23. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. for the event, which starts at 10 a.m. The starting line will be at 400 […]
By Heidi Hansen LOGAN—With flashes of humor and the sharing of personal stories, the message that journalists must be flexible and have diverse skills to survive in today’s changing media market was repeated and reinforced by a panel of media professionals at Utah State on Friday. The session, part of a day-long Career Day event […]
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Story and Photos by Shirrel Cooper LOGAN—The American public is suffering from a lack of information about their highest court, says a USU alumna who served as a clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court. This lack of understanding has created a “civics education emergency of the highest order” involving the public, the press and the […]
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By Katie Smedley LOGAN—April is domestic violence awareness month and SAVVI wanted everyone to know it. They were helped get that message out by scores of male USU students who paraded around the Quad in high heels on Wednesday, some in short shorts, chanting, “No means no!” The event, Walk-a-Mile-in-Her-Shoes, raises awareness and money to […]
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By Ben Zaritsky With nearly a year-and-a-half left until the 2012 election, the country has once again plunged itself into a mode of self-hatred and disrespect known as campaign mode. For a short time after the 2010 election, I allowed myself to dream that the next cycle wouldn’t be as bad. For a moment, I […]
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By Jamee Dyches HYDE PARK — Parents attended the city council meeting Wednesday to express concern about a proposed truancy ordinance that would allow police to question Hyde Park children ages 6-18 who were not in school during school hours. Mayor Bryan Cox opened the meeting up to a public hearing and citizens addressed the […]
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SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah State University public relations senior has won the title of 2011 Utah PR Student of the Year in the annual competition sponsored by Richter7, a Salt Lake-based advertising and public relations agency. The competition among Utah college and university public relations students, now in its eighth year, recognizes one the student […]
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Story & Photos by Jess Allen LOGAN—Brains. You could all most hear that collective thought as the zombie crowd, many covered in fake blood and dirt, jumped and swayed to the music pulsing from the speakers. It was Utah State University Housing Department’s shindig for on-campus residents, and this year the number of participants quadrupled […]