By Chelsey Gensel LOGAN–The board of the Logan Library discussed changes to the building including meeting room rentals and accessibility, as well as budget changes, at their monthly meeting Nov. 10. Because the library now occupies the entire building at 255 N. Main, which formerly held Logan city offices as well, the board has put […]
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By Catherine Meidell RIVER HEIGHTS–As one of the last municipalities in Cache Valley to install an emergency water pump, River Heights City Council decided Tuesday they have waited long enough to tackle this project and are now taking it on full force, realizing the liability and safety issues that come without having a back-up water […]
By Catherine Meidell LOGAN–A man was arrested Saturday in his Logan home following a fight in which a woman received minor injuries to her face and forehead after being head-butted. Scott MacPherson, 26, was arrested by Officer Brad Hansen of the Logan City Police Department and booked into the Cache County Jail on suspicion of […]
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By Storee Powell Utah is undoubtedly one of the reddest states in America, if not the most conservative. For most people, Utah’s junior U.S. senator, Bob Bennett, would qualify as about as Republican as one can get. But not in Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff’s book. Shurtleff, who just pulled out of the GOP primary […]
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By Storee Powell LOGAN–For a politician, there’s not much worse than scheduling a speech and nobody comes. That’s what happened to Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff the first time he tried to bring his statewide identity theft tour to Utah State University. “We came to Logan first on our statewide tour, and no one showed […]
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By Rebecca Hansen BRIGHAM CITY—An upcoming charity event will give people an opportunity to give to a good cause even in these difficult economic times. Erin Young, a Brigham City resident, is organizing a “Knit-A-Square” day on Nov. 21 at Just Bee Scrapn’, 80 S. Main, in Brigham City, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
By Benjamin Wood NIBLEY—After some initial apprehension by Councilman Scott Larsen, the City Council voted unanimously to sign a contract with Cache County for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and First Responders. In other business, the council discussed purchase of land on 800 West and granted final approval for the second phase of Foxborough subdivision. Cache […]
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By Kade Delis MENDON—The future of Mendon’s library has raised concern among town residents. The Mendon Cottage Library, located on 90 N. Main, and its lack of funding from the city, has raised so much concern among the residents that it was brought up at the Meet the Candidates night (which the library also sponsored) […]
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By Chelsey Gensel LOGAN–Gerald Baarsma of West Valley and Tawnie Tilleman of Kamas pleaded guilty to reduced charges in 1st District Court Nov. 3. Baarsma, 22, participated in a drug transaction Oct. 13 at the south Walmart store with a confidential informant who was working with the Logan City Police Department. Tilleman, 21, had previously […]
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By Heidi Hansen HYRUM—A proposed irrigation project that would give the city access to more water was discussed in City Council Thursday, but it may come with a high energy price. “We would like to partially eliminate irrigation out of the O’Berry Canal and connect to the city irrigation system,” city engineer Craig Neeley said […]
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By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON–Chances are, if you’re familiar with the Newton Library you’ve probably heard of a woman named Cleo Griffin. Griffin, an Idaho native, became the Newton library director as the result of an LDS Church calling back in 1997. She said that she and some Relief Society women had talked about having a […]
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By Katie Krusi SMITHFIELD–Colorful flower arrangements, antiques and locally made crafts are just some of the things you’ll see as you walk into Every Bloomin’ Thing. This isn’t your typical floral shop. “One thing that makes us really unique is that we grow and raise a large percent of our flowers,” assistant manager and floral […]
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By Seili Lewis LOGAN–The Fifth of November was surely remembered this year, as USU students celebrated the European holiday. Guy Fawkes night is probably one of the biggest celebrations of failure in history. The story goes as such, a group of Roman Catholic restoration activists in 1605 plotted to displace the rule of Parliament and […]
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By Dan Fawson RICHMOND–The recently completed wastewater treatment plant will be officially introduced to the public tonight, as the city kicks off a two-day open house at the plant. The open house is scheduled to go from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with plant operator Scott Ball […]
By Heidi Hansen NORTH LOGAN—Paramedics transported an injured woman to Logan Regional Hospital today after the car she was driving was broadsided by another car. The accident happened as she was turning left from a Chevron parking lot at 1936 N. Main St. at 2:30 p.m. Sergeant John Seamons of the North Park Police Department […]
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By Kara Kawakami LOGAN–Smithfield resident Joshua Lee Thalman, 28, pleaded guilty Nov. 3 in 1st District Court to three misdemeanors in a domestic violence case. He will be sentenced Nov. 30 at 9 a.m. The charges, assault by a prisoner, a class A misdemeanor, and assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child, […]
By Benjamin Wood NIBLEY—it’s 3 p.m. and roughly 60 people are in attendance at the services in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. They stand for a prayer and hymn and after sitting, Brother Hicks, a visiting elder from the Roy area, begins speaking on the differences between world government and heavenly leadership. The orator […]
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by Seili Lewis PARADISE–Troy Fredrickson has been fighting fires in Paradise for 25 years. Fredrickson is chief of the town’s volunteer fire department. He wanted to be a firefighter ever since he was a “snot-nosed kid coming around because fire is cool,” he said. Fredrickson said that interest by the town’s children in volunteering spurred […]
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By Amanda Pierce NORTH LOGAN–A former candidate for City Council said he filed a report with North Park Police because a city employee was trespassing on his property. L. Alan Collins, who ran unsuccessfully for council this year, said in a council meeting Wednesday that a city employee was on his land to take measurements […]
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By Dana Ivins HYDE PARK – With the mayoral election separated by only one vote, the race outcome is contingent upon 12 provisional ballots awaiting county approval. Mayoral candidates Tom Price and Bryan Cox received 430 and 429 votes, respectively. According to city recorder Marsha Hymas, those who submitted provisional votes have no more than […]
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