By Paul Lewis Siddoway LOGAN – Juan Montano-Vargas, 27, of Logan appeared before Judge Clint Judkins Monday on charges of giving false personal information to a peace officer and fishing without a license. An officer from the Division of Wildlife Resources arrested Montano April 10 at the Benson Marina west of Logan. Montano was booked […]
By Kayla Harding LOGAN–A small white passenger car crashed into the Big Blue Parking Terrace ticket-taking building at Utah State University Thursday afternoon. The reason for the accident is still unknown. The name of the driver of the vehicle has not been released. The individual was taken to the hospital with injuries needing immediate attention, […]
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By Cathy Morgan LOGAN–Although tourism across the country has taken a big hit because of the financial issues of the economy in recent years, things are looking good for Cache Valley. “There are hopeful signs things are going to turn around,” said Mike Bullock of the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau. Tourism in the area has […]
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Story and Photos by Cassidee Cline LOGAN—Spectators goggled as a 5-foot remote-controlled helicopter lifted off from the east end of the USU Quad Monday and flew back and forth over passing students. The mini-chopper, made by Leptron Co. of Ogden, is about the length of an adult with a cockpit no bigger than a child’s […]
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By Safiyyah Ballard SMITHFIELD–The Smithfield Police Department facility will grow from approximately 800 square feet to 5,000 square feet once renovation of the current building is completed. “When the citizens come in, it will be one-stop shopping for law enforcement. It will be easier to find where they need to go to have their needs […]
By Bonnie Phelps LOGAN—Colten Lindsay, 18, of Mendon was arrested on suspicion of possession and distribution of drugs and alcohol after a routine traffic stop early Sunday morning. Lindsay was driving on a suspended license Sunday morning when he was spotted by Deputy Groves of the Cache County Sheriff’s Office, according to Chief Deputy David […]
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Story by Jess Allen Photo by Mark Vuong Video by Tyler Huskinson LOGAN—Most of us are not nearly as smart as we think we are, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby said Thursday. And he should know, he said, “because I’m an idiot, and I’m OK with being an idiot because I know that you’re […]
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Story and Photos by Cassidee Cline LOGAN—Soccer balls pounded the walls of the gyms in the HPER building on the USU campus on the first day of a two-day tournament to help raise money for the Small Enterprise Education and Development program. The end of the year is winding down. With only three weeks left […]
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Photos by Caresa Alexander & Christian Hathaway WELLSVILLE—The flocks, herds and gaggles weren’t all of the animal variety at Baby Animal Days, a popular annual harbinger of spring at the Western Heritage Center in Wellsville. HNC photojournalists Caresa Alexander and Christian Hathaway capture some of the action and attraction between the babies of both kinds—human, […]
By Chris Romriell Photo by Whitney Peterson LOGAN—In a recent wide-ranging conversation with students, USU President Stan Albrecht offered his perspectives on the recent economic downturn, its effect on Utah State, and offered an optimistic analysis for the university’s future. Over the past 18 months, since the U.S. economy “went into the toilet,” Albrecht said […]
By Tazya Williams LOGAN—Seven broadcast news professionals, most of them Utah State alumni, told USU students Friday that the death of journalism is wildly exaggerated. “Journalism is still there and always will be,” KSL promotions director Al Taylor said as part of a panel discussion. “It’s just the ways and the means at which people […]
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By Bonnie Phelps LOGAN–Professional journalists gave USU journalism students hope for the future during an informal panel Friday morning at the campus Eccles Conference Center. After addressing her concern about the lack of positions available for journalists and the low pay they receive, Safiyyah Ballard was offered some encouragement. “It’s actually a great time to […]
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By Kayla Harding HYDE PARK–During an emergency preparedness presentation at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting, Brian Potts of the Smithfield Fire Department stressed the need to draw up a formal declaration of a financial cap for disaster management if the city needed to declare a state of emergency. “If you don’t declare a cap, before […]
By Safiyyah Ballard LOGAN–Joe Dougherty, Tyler Riggs, Josh Loftin, Emilie Wheeler, and Kristen Moulton are all journalists. Real, live journalists who write for a news source as a way to make a living. Their community has accepted that they have an inoperable tumor, and that tumor is going to lead to a death in maybe […]
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By Kayla Harding and Cassidee Cline LOGAN–An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 hit Rich County and shook Utah and surrounding states Wyoming and Idaho just before 6 p.m. Thursday night. The earthquake hit the northeast corner of the state, roughly five miles northeast of the small town of Randolph. The University of Utah Seismograph […]
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By Cody Littlewood LOGAN–Everywhere you turn, people are talking about one major topic: saving the environment and preserving Mother Earth. Indeed, going green has become an international trend, but how can society, from major corporations to individuals alike, participate in creating environmental awareness? On Saturday, April 24, RelevanSi, a newly launched international green marketing company, […]
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By Safiyyah Ballard SMITHFIELD–The City Council voted unanimously to adopt a six-member council form of government. Mayor Darrell Simmons said that after a lot of discussion and review, no significant changes were made to the ordinance after the public hearing March 9. He said that under this ordinance, the mayor holds people accountable. “This ordinance […]
By Tyson Thorpe RIVER HEIGHTS–The City Council agreed Tuesday to allow city money to be used to lay new water lines underneath Stewart Hill Drive. Mayor Bill Baker presented the idea to have engineers develop a plan for replacing the water lines. Some of the lines are in poor condition and four breaks in the […]
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By Cassidee Cline SALT LAKE CITY—Many Utah educators and employers are wondering if students and future employees will have the education needed for them—and the state—to keep up in the current static economy. The Association of American Colleges and Universities is hosting a conference in Salt Lake City on Wednesday to discuss these issues and […]
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By Cathy Morgan LOGAN–The Cache County Council was given a quick overview about the Children’s Victim Special Report by Terryl Warner Tuesday night. The organization has been putting a lot of interest in the Child Abduction Report Training (CART) program, which is provided four times a year in the Cache Valley area. In the case […]
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