By Kate Clark NORTH LOGAN–Citizens can now address the North Logan City Council and be able to get a response, due to a revision of their public hearings. Council members and North Logan residents have been frustrated by the current hearings that allow the public to voice opinions during a scheduled time slot of the […]
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By Chris Romriell LOGAN—What comes next for the departments, faculty, staff and students who will make up the new college of social sciences and humanities? With the departure of Yolanda Flores Niemann departure as dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and the creation of two new colleges in its place, both […]
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Story by Dan Fawson Photos by Cody Gochnour LOGAN–The Utah State men’s basketball team extended its season-best winning streak to 11 games Wednesday night, with a 67-61 home victory over Louisiana Tech. With the win, USU (21-6) finds itself in prime position to capture yet another Western Athletic Conference regular season title. The Aggies are […]
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By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE–Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Ramirez told the Town Council Wednesday night additional police patrols will be coming to help enforce speed limits. “I’ve been told about the four-way stop,” he said, speaking of the intersection of 8800 South and 200 West. “I’ve already asked day shift to watch it. In two weeks, […]
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By Hillary Bowler RICHMOND—The City Council added a new member at the meeting Tuesday night. Paul Erickson was sworn in by Justin Lewis, the city recorder, after an executive session was held to choose among six applicants. Erickson will be replacing Keith Ward, who read his letter of resignation in last month’s council meeting. The […]
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By Cathy Morgan LOGAN–Utah members of the National Federation of the Blind traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to meet with Utah senators and congressmen, to discuss bills needing to be passed for the blind and visually impaired. With focus on the Technology Bill of Rights, the visually impaired would be allowed to work kiosks at […]
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LOGAN—Utah State University will host the likes of Cleopatra, Rosa Parks, Lady Gaga, Amelia Earhart and Bette Davis on March 25 as “Women Rock the Runway” in celebration of Women’s History Month. The event, sponsored by the USU Women & Gender Studies Program, will permit students, faculty, staff and members of the community to dress […]
By Jen Stevenson MILLVILLE– The city is hoping to receive funding from the Cache County Recreation, Arts, Parks & Zoo (RAPZ) tax to build a pavilion 24 feet by 40 feet in the South City Park. The council discussed the funding that would be needed for the project and will request $45,000 this year. Harry […]
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By Kayla Woodring WELLSVILLE–Several proposed revisions and updates to the Wellsville General Plan were approved Wednesday night at the Wellsville Planning Commission meeting. City official Jay Nielson said the plan hadn’t been updated for awhile and that doing so was necessary in order to have a plan that would best serve the needs of the […]
Story and photo by Cody Littlewood LOGAN— A once thickly forested oasis for a Logan neighborhood is being torn apart by city workers. Daniel Herrero, whose family resides in this neighborhood, said the city began work without consulting the residents. The now half-destroyed willow grove is located just east of 1000 West at about 700 […]
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By Tazya Williams and Chris Romriell LOGAN–USU President Stan Albrecht has formed search committees for founding deans of two new colleges at USU, and the timeframe for them to complete their work is short. The search committees were appointed this week, and the goal is to name new deans of arts, and of social sciences/humanities, […]
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By April Ashland HYRUM–It was a unanimous decision to deny the proposed change to Elk Mountain’s Phase One from 25 single family units to 25 twin houses at the Planning Commission’s meeting Thursday. On the agenda was a public hearing and a talk from Elk Mountain contractor Royce Yorgason. Adam Mackelprang said he was against […]
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By Kayla Harding HYDE PARK–Wednesday evening’s City Council meeting brought another round of discussion on the proposed drug “lock box” to be placed on the property of the city building. By the end of the discussion the council voted 4-1 to implement the Drug Take Back Program for the city of Hyde Park. Council members […]
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By Tyson Thorpe RIVER HEIGHTS–Ryan’s Place Park is covered in snow and closed for the winter. But come summer, the park will again be filled with children playing in a space created as a memorial for a young boy. In the summer of 2006, 2-year-old Ryan Adams drowned during a family trip to Lake Powell. […]
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SMITHFIELD–Fire Chief Jay Downs outlined how his department’s emergency management division will coordinate emergency response efforts, Wednesday at City Council meeting. “This is a new program; we’ve only been doing it about a year. We are still looking to improve and grow and we are always looking for volunteers,” Downs said. “We know that every […]
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LOGAN—The USU public relations program will host the Mountain West Regional PR Conference March 25-26 at the Riverwoods Conference Center in Logan. The USU chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is one of 12 universities nationwide to win a bid to host a regional conference for students and PR professionals. Participants […]
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By Hillary Bowler RICHMOND–Richmond city is adapting to changing times for its 95th annual Black and White Days. At a meeting Wednesday night of the activities committee, previous successes, failures and new ideas were discussed. The city hopes to bring back the same scale of participation that the celebration had in its early days. Black […]
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By Cathy Morgan LOGAN–The Cache County Council Tuesday night again tabled the topic of the S Curve Subdivision in Benson, because of more complications. The Bear River Health Department stated they would like to put more test spots on the land for two or three months for another spring reading. At the last council meeting, […]
By Bonnie Phelps PROVIDENCE—Erik Skabelund of the U.S. Forest Service Logan Ranger District presented plans for a walking trail in Providence during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. According to the plans, the trail will be on the south side of the creek, on the north aspect of the slope and be about 5,000 feet long. […]
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Variations on Xtreme winter sports on University Hill. (Cassidee Cline photo)
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