By Hillary Bowler LOGAN—Tracy Meadows, 40, of Brigham City was sentenced to 180 days in the Cache County Jail, fined $1,500 and placed on probation in 1st District Court on Monday. Meadows was convicted of driving under the influence, a class B misdemeanor and her second DUI offense. She must also attend court-ordered alcohol and/or […]
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By Bonnie Phelps LOGAN— Jesus Patino, 21, of Smithfield was sentenced to 45 days in jail in 1st District Court on Monday. Patino was charged with rioting, a 3rd degree felony, on Sept. 1. During the riot Patino’s anger turned to violence, and he injured someone pretty severely, said prosecuting attorney Andrew McAdams. Judge Kevin […]
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MARRY-ME CAR—Say, Andrew, you have . . . um . . . a message. This modest proposal seen Monday in the Aggie Terrace parking garage. Beats a ticket, I guess.
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By Rebecca Hansen BRiGHAM CITY–Sarah Iverson sits at her parents’ dining room table while her animated 18-month-old daughter toddles around, chasing the cats and grouping together long, nonsensical strings of baby gibberish as if she has something very important she wants to say. Occasionally, Iverson has to stop her daughter from coloring on the walls, […]
Tags: sex education, single teen moms, Utah
By Cathy Morgan LOGAN–The Lil Ol’ Shoppe of East to West Antiques will soon celebrate their six-month anniversary of being open here in Logan. Co-owner Hank Schilder retired from the police force and soon opened up a boutique for his wife, Brenda, as a surprise gift after battling with breast cancer. “I see it as […]
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Story and photos by Tyson Thorpe LOGAN–In 1830, the Book of Mormon was printed in New York. In 2010, a copy owned by Utah State University received some restorative work. Lou Lichfield, a consulting conservator at the Special Collections and Archives at USU, finished repairs Friday on a first edition of the Book of Mormon […]
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By Jess Allen Photo by Caresa Alexander The stars of the show were undoubtedly the baby black bears, but none of the piglets, bunnies, goats and other animals at the Western Heritage Center’s Baby Animals Days went ignored over the weekend. As families swarmed around pens and cages, and kids shrieked in excitement, the annual […]
Story and photos by Cassidee Cline LOGAN—Local musicians rocked a house in Logan despite difficulties in venue scheduling and a brief appearance by the police. The USU Guitar Club put on the concert allowing members and non-members to show their musical skills. “It turned out real well considering that we switched venues at the last […]
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Story and Photo by Kayla Harding U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch spoke to USU students Thursday about his efforts to eliminate the need for fossil fuels and the benefits it would have on the environment, economy and national security. But the senior senator from Utah told students at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business E-Week […]
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By Hillary Bowler RICHMOND—People of all ages chattered and laughed as they filed into the auditorium at Richmond City Hall Friday night. Some were obvious fans, talking about their favorite songs and sporting their Three Weeks t-shirts. Others were new to the band, waiting to be entertained. They weren’t disappointed. The lights came on, casting […]
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Photos by Ty Rogers Dozens of USU students—especially men hoofing it in a wide array of women’s footwear—marched a mile-long course around the USU campus this week to protest sex abuse. Squeezing their feet into high heels and flats and hot-pink t-shirts, the men and their female “Blister Sister” supporters set out to Walk a […]
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DENVER—Cache Rendezvous, the JCOM student TV news magazine show, and ATV News, the weekly newscast, went one-two in the regional Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards competition in Denver on Saturday, winning Best All-Around Newscast honors in the Region IX competition. The top award winners in each Mark of Excellence category goes on […]
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By Kayla Woodring WELLSVILLE–Department of Parks, Recreation and Sports official Bevan Higbee urged members of the Wellsville City Council Wednesday night to reconsider their plan to build a bridge at the Wellsville Dam, because he said the funds could be better used to construct a fish-cleaning station and bathroom facilities. Higbee said the money could […]
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By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE –The Town Council is considering adopting the new National Flood Insurance program despite their hesitancy to trust information put out by FEMA. Zac Covington, from the Bear River Association of Governments, presented the council with maps put together by FEMA showing areas that would be eligible to receive funds from […]
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By Chelsey Gensel Entrapment: A High School Tragedy in Chat, by Michael Spooner (New York: Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster Publishers, 2009) 320 pp., $16.99 A contemporary take on a classic story, Entrapment is a wild departure from Utah author Michael Spooner’s typical fare, which has largely been juvenile and young adult historical fiction based […]
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Photo by Whitney Petersen A 9-foot-tall snowman appeared on the Quad following Tuesday’s spring blizzard, and at least four people were observed rolling the base ball, which looked nearly as tall as they were. “Must be doctoratal students,” one passerby said. “Hunh?” his companion asked. “You know, P-H-D students . . . Piled Higher and […]
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By Cassidee Cline Photos by Whitney Petersen Skis and snowboards were abused on trick rails set up on the USU Quad Tuesday to promote Entrepreneur Week. The Huntsman Business School’s entrepreneur club organized the snowboarding demo by the Rail Jam Tour to attract students and allow locals to have some fun. E-Club President Paul Rossiter […]
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By Kate Clark NORTH LOGAN–Cache Valley residents dined in winter coats at the chilly George S. Eccles Ice Center for the seventh annual Spice on Ice charity event recently, raising over $30,000 for the non-profit arena. “We only expected to earn around $22,000,” said Spice on Ice Chairman Tommy Kite. “This was the most successful […]
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Photos by Cody Gochnour The regular season is over for the USU women’s gymnastics squad, with the Aggies placing third in the WAC Championships in Fullerton, Calif., matching the USU’s best WAC finish ever. USU ended the 2010 season ranked No. 54 nationally. Three Aggie women still have one more date on the mats. Senior […]
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By Jess Allen Photos by Whitney Peterson The soft click of heels on the tile as a trickle of couples exited the ballroom and then a crowd slowly swelled out like a wave on a beach only to recede again as the 300 attendees either made their way to their cars or to the TSC […]
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