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Hyrum: Brush fire closes Blacksmith Fork Canyon

Sunday, September 27th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyrum: Brush fire closes Blacksmith Fork Canyon

By Erin West HYRUM — A brush fire, likely caused by a fallen power line, started around 5:20 p.m. in Blacksmith Fork Canyon Friday evening. [caption id="attachment_10640" align="alignleft" width="375"] Deputies block the road to Blacksmith Fork Canyon as firejumpers prep their helicopter. ...

‘Loud Bang’: Possible lightning strike sparks Hyrum house fire

Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ‘Loud Bang’: Possible lightning strike sparks Hyrum house fire

Story & Photo by Erin West HNC Hyrum Correspondent HYRUM, Utah — Fire, possibly caused by a lightning strike, burned a home at 400 W 300 North around 8:20 a.m. today. The cause is under investigation. “When I got here, we had smoke ...

Friends, neighbors offer help to Logan couple whose home burned

Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Friends, neighbors offer help to Logan couple whose home burned

Story by Michael Royer, photos by Lindsay Loscher and Michael Royer LOGAN — As Richard and Betsy Wagstaff watched their garage and part of their home go up in flames Tuesday afternoon, an old adage filled the minds of onlookers: Sometimes ...

Chicken coop fire lights up the night; no birds or humans hurt

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Chicken coop fire lights up the night; no birds or humans hurt

Story and photo by Paul Christiansen HYDE PARK ­­— A steady stream of emergency lights lit up the eastern foothills as the sun went down in the valley Sunday night. [caption id="attachment_9261" align="alignleft" width="250"] Firefighters were aided by rain Sunday in Hyde ...

Fire damages USU ag building, no one injured

Thursday, February 28th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Fire damages USU ag building, no one injured

By Shayna Marcure LOGAN – A fire Tuesday night is to blame for an estimated nearly $50,000 in damages to the  AGRS building at Utah State University, said Teryl Roper, head of the department of plants, soils and climate. “USU’s security responded just ...

Silver lining in smoke cloud: LDS Institute will get kitchen renovation

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Silver lining in smoke cloud: LDS Institute will get kitchen renovation

By Tmera Bradley LOGAN – Though the smoke has been cleared for over a week, last Wednesday’s fire has rendered the kitchen in the LDS Institute at Utah State University temporarily unusable. “The good news is we get to rebuild the kitchen,” ...

No injuries in Wednesday fire at Utah State’s LDS Institute building

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on No injuries in Wednesday fire at Utah State’s LDS Institute building

Story & photo by Tmera Bradley LOGAN -- A fire at the LDS Institute of Religion forced Utah State University students to evacuate the building this morning. The incident took place at approximately 9:45 a.m. in the kitchen on the second ...

Early morning Wellsville fire forces tenants to evacuate

Sunday, March 13th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Early morning Wellsville fire forces tenants to evacuate

By Storee Powell WELLSVILLE – An apartment fire forced renters to evacuate at 6 a.m. Sunday after the chimney on a pellet stove started smoldering. All the occupants were safely evacuated from the apartments attached to the White Buffalo outdoor goods store ...

An unwatched pot always boils—and sometimes catches fire

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on An unwatched pot always boils—and sometimes catches fire

By Kelly Greenwood LOGAN--Someone’s been cooking up a storm—or a fire, for that matter. Logan City Police and the Logan Fire Department responded to a call today at 11:55 a.m. at 755 E. 700 No. in Logan, where someone had left ...