North Logan kicks off Year of the Rabbit with a twang
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on North Logan kicks off Year of the Rabbit with a twangStory and photo by Emily Pannell Johnson NORTH LOGAN—Local cowboy band Tumbleweeds celebrated the Far East with the musical stylings of the West at the Chinese New Year Celebration recently hosted by the Little Bloomsbury Foundation. Steve Fillmore and Earl “Ugly Earl” ...
North Logan: What to do with growing herd of urban deer?
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan: What to do with growing herd of urban deer?By Emily Pannell Johnson NORTH LOGAN--North Park Police Chief Kim Hawkes gave a brief presentation on the results of the urban deer herd survey to North Logan City Council Wednesday. The survey began in December, Hawkes said. The 256 survey responses ...
N. Logan planning commission working on RV parking permits
Friday, January 28th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on N. Logan planning commission working on RV parking permitsBy Emily Pannell Johnson NORTH LOGAN—The Planning Commission is currently developing an ordinance that will allow recreational vehicle parks to be opened in North Logan with a conditional use permit. The first “very rough draft” of the ordinance authorizes the development of ...
Audit shows North Logan in good fiscal shape
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Audit shows North Logan in good fiscal shapeBy Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN—City Council members had their annual report from Bear River Health Department and the annual fiscal audit Wednesday. Bear River Health representative Jill Parker was there to address the council on changes and improvements the health department has ...
North Logan decides snow law would be unenforceable
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan decides snow law would be unenforceableBy Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN—City Council members Wednesday turned down a proposed ordinance that would have prohibited people from moving snow onto the streets, and finalized an ordinance that defines who can live in a single-family dwelling and puts ...
North Logan: Up to 4 unrelated people may live together in one house, planning commission says
Friday, November 5th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan: Up to 4 unrelated people may live together in one house, planning commission saysBy Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN—The Planning Commission made recommendations to the City Council about regulating recreational vehicle overnight parks and single family residences Thursday. North Logan is the only city in Cache Valley that will have an overnight recreational vehicle park once ...
Pumpkin Walk features scenes from animated movies
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Pumpkin Walk features scenes from animated moviesBy Chelsee Niebergalld NORTH LOGAN—The annual Pumpkin Walk brings over 50,000 people to North Logan every year said Allan Luce, Director of Parks and Recreation. The Pumpkin Walk was created in 1982 by Ida Beutler. It started as a fun activity ...
North Logan joins local ‘banned wagon’ against spice
Thursday, October 7th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan joins local ‘banned wagon’ against spiceBy Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN--The City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that puts restrictions on the manufacture, distribution, possession and use of synthetic cannabinoids, more commonly known as “spice." People from the community came to the meeting wanting to know more ...
Hyde Park, N. Logan, Smithfield seek traffic solution
Friday, September 24th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 3 Comments »By Michael Stewart HYDE PARK--The Hyde Park, North Logan and Smithfield city councils met jointly Thursday at the Hyde Park city hall to discuss how they can better their cities for the public. The councils discussed public transportation, public safety, and real ...
North Logan library favors county-wide system
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan library favors county-wide systemBy Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN--The question of whether or not there should be a county-wide library system will be appearing on the ballot in November. The public can vote whether or not to make the seven libraries in surrounding towns a ...
Hyde Park, N. Logan ponder how to pay for shared library
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyde Park, N. Logan ponder how to pay for shared libraryBy Kayla Harding HYDE PARK--Selected City Council members met with the North Logan City Council Wednesday night to discuss Hyde Park’s financial contribution options to North Logan City Library. Currently there is no formal agreement between the two cities binding Hyde Park ...
Storm water proposal leaves North Logan residents puzzled
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Storm water proposal leaves North Logan residents puzzledBy Kate Clark NORTH LOGAN--New subdivision storm water design standards proposed at Wednesday's City Council meeting left North Logan residents and council members confused. The proposed change is needed in order to use new storm water design standards, according to the agenda ...
North Logan library has ‘room to grow’ with new shelves
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan library has ‘room to grow’ with new shelvesBy Kate Clark NORTH LOGAN--Books can rest easy on the new and expanded shelving installed at the North Logan Library last week. "It’s taken such a long time,” library director Marcia Cheney said. “We were running out of book shelf space, ...
N. Logan changes public hearings policy to better suit the public
Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on N. Logan changes public hearings policy to better suit the publicBy 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 ...
Henderson, Hancey lead N. Logan planning commission again
Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Henderson, Hancey lead N. Logan planning commission againBy Kate Clark NORTH LOGAN--Bruce Henderson and Mark Hancey were re-elected as Planning Commission chairman and vice chairman at Thursday’s meeting. “Do I have to vote?” Henderson said with a grin after the unanimous vote was taken. “Thank you for your vote ...
Residential zoning needs sharper teeth, N. Logan residents say
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Residential zoning needs sharper teeth, N. Logan residents sayBy Kate Clark NORTH LOGAN--Few citizens showed up for the public hearing at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, but the concerns they expressed made an impact on the suggested changes to commercial and industrial zones in North Logan. Cliff Cahoon expressed his disapproval ...
North Logan female firefighter welcomes challenges of ‘man’s world’
Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on North Logan female firefighter welcomes challenges of ‘man’s world’By Amanda Pierce NORTH LOGAN--Nicole Harper, a volunteer firefighter for the North Logan Fire Department, thinks every day is a challenge. When she graduated high school in Las Vegas, she wasn't entirely sure where her life was headed. She decided to ...
Green Canyon a ‘free thrill’ – but not haunted, students say
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Green Canyon a ‘free thrill’ – but not haunted, students sayBy Amanda Pierce NORTH LOGAN--Green Canyon is a popular place for students to break away from the stress of school and maybe even discover a thrill. Jenele Vander Veur, a junior at Utah State University, has been camping and has built several ...
North Logan’s new mayor will start term with neighborhood meetings
Friday, November 27th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on North Logan’s new mayor will start term with neighborhood meetingsBy Amanda Pierce NORTH LOGAN--Newly elected mayor Lloyd Berentzen said that in the first six months of his term he is interested in conducting neighborhood assessments in different parts of the city to better learn each area's needs by holding community ...
Search warrant results in arrest of three North Logan residents
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Search warrant results in arrest of three North Logan residentsBy Brendon Butler LOGAN--Three young North Logan residents woke up Wednesday morning at their home on 395 E. 2700 North to a surprise visit from agents from the Cache-Rich Drug Task Force. Edward H. Rutan, 22, Felix O. Parda, 19, and ...