News
Hyrum's
literacy programs help Hispanic residents
12/14/02
HYRUM --
Programs such as Reach, Head Start, and ESL (English as a Second Language)
are helping young community members with their written and oral skills.
/ By Ashley Stolworthy
Hyrum
council members check out Colorado water plant
12/14/02
HYRUM --
The mayor and three members of the Hyrum City Council toured a water
and wastewater treatment plant in Colorado last week to increase their
efforts of finding the most beneficial system for the city. / By
Ashley Stolworthy
Bad
Cache Valley air brings wood-burning restrictions
12/14/02
LOGAN --
Cache County will restrict wood-burning stoves in the new year as
part of the state's "Red Light, Green Light" program to reduce air
pollution. / By Toby G. Hayes
'Water,
water everywhere'... groups ensure there is enough for Nibley?
12/14/02
NIBLEY --
As one of the fastest growing communities in Cache County, Nibley
is in constant need of evaluation to see if the demands of the increasing
population are being met. / By Stefanie Snow
Downtown
Logan focuses on sprucing up by summer
12/13/02
LOGAN --
Downtown business owners will gather Dec. 17 to discuss plans for
a Main Street capital-improvement project that has been underway for
the past few months. / By Marie Griffin
Richmond
council postpones vote on animal control
12/12/02
RICHMOND
- Richmond Mayor Kip Panter announced Tuesday night at the City Council
meeting that the vote on the animal control ordinance will be postponed
until the council's next meeting, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. / By Jasmine
Erickson
Judge
sets pre-tial hearing in sex abuse case
12/12/02
LOGAN --
Michael L. Hans, 26, Logan, is scheduled for a Dec. 23 pre-trial hearing
at 1:30 p.m. concerning six sex abuse charges against him. / By
Marie Griffin
Small
crowd turns out to hear Hall on tuition hike
12/12/02
Only about
30 people gathered Wednesday in the Taggart Student Center Sunburst
Lounge to hear Utah State University President Kermit Hall address
concerns about Tier II tuition increases. / By Matt Stephens
Keep
the change? Thieves cart off parking meters
12/11/02
Most people
don't like to keep spare change, but someone on Utah State University's
campus does. / By Marie Griffin

CACHE VALLEY
BACK ROADS: Trees
and fields warm themselves under thin fall sunshine along a winding
gravel road in Petersboro, Utah. / Photo by Ted Pease
Smithfield
residents voice feelings about liquor at Callaway's; council will
vote tonight
12/11/02
SMITHFIELD
-- Last night's public hearing on the matter of whether to grant an
alcohol license to Callaway's Pizza and Pasta was well attended. Of
those who spoke, the vast majority urged the City Council to permit
Callaway's request. / By Kelsie Clark
Sheep
truck rollover creates baa-a-ad scene in canyon
12/10/02
LOGAN --
In a scene straight out of The Fugitive, a band of outlaws
escaped during transport around 10 p.m. Monday night when the semi
truck that carried them rolled in Logan Canyon. / By Roy Burton
Courtroom
translator puts legal jargon into Spanish for defendants
12/10/02
LOGAN --
Hola means hello. Adios means goodbye, but how do you say, "Do you
plead guilty or not guilty?" / By Roy Burton
New
8-plex theater opens in Providence
12/10/02
PROVIDENCE
-- Harry Potter, James Bond, Frodo the Hobbit and Captain Picard are
moving into Providence this week. / By Roy Burton
Kodaj
gets 120 days for accident that cost victim his leg
12/10/02
Judge Gordon
Low of 1st District Court sentenced Michael Brandon Kodaj to 120 days
in the Cache County jail for leaving the scene of an accident, reckless
driving and a stop sign violation. / By Jill Heffner
Logan
man pleads guilty to sexual battery
12/10/02
Merlin
Lorenzo Demars, a 29-year-old Logan man, pleaded guilty Monday to
misdemeanor charges of sexual battery and intoxication. Demars is
accused of molesting a 4-year-old boy at a party last year. / By
Julie Ann Grosshans
A
plague of eggings hits Smithfield
12/09/02
SMITHFIELD
-- A rash of vandalism--most of it involving eggs--has recently plagued
this city's residents. Not only has Officer Todd Parry been investigating
the incidents, but on two separate occasions his truck has been a
target of the vandals. / By Kelsie Clark
Pricetag
on Nibley water shares rises 700 percent
12/06/02
NIBLEY -- The price of water rights went up to $3,500 per share at
Thursday's City Council meeting, a 700 percent increase from the current
$500, because market value determines the price for water when it
is scarce. / By Stefanie Star Snow
Millville
tries to balance country living with commercial needs
12/06/02
MILLVILLE -- "Country living at its finest" is the
promise on the sign welcoming all who come to Millville, but will
this lifestyle last? / By Myrica Hawker
School
official hurt while trying to stop fight
12/05/02
HYRUM -- Mountain Crest High School's vice principal
was assaulted Tuesday afternoon in his efforts to break up a fight
between two female students. / By Stefanie Snow
Lewiston
man, 96, sentenced to prison for sex crimes
12/04/02
LOGAN -- A 96-year-old Lewiston man pleaded guilty
to two charges of second-degree felony sexual abuse of a child and
was sentenced to prison Tuesday in 1st District Court. / By Karina
Fain
Hyde
Park councilman vows to sue over dog fight law
12/04/02
HYDE PARK -- Councilman Robert Balls says he will file a class action
lawsuit if the new animal ordinance is accepted as currently written,
claiming two violations of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.
/ By Jill Heffner

COLD DAWN:
A
chill November morning dawns over Cache Valley. / Photo by Ted
Pease
USU
student group pushes for more choices in campus food, stores
12/02/02
LOGAN-- Students at Utah State University contend that campus eateries
and the bookstore are monopolies and do not promote competition. /
By Matt Stephens
Proposed
dog law revision dogs Richmond residents
12/02/02
RICHMOND--Residents voiced their opinions at a hearing Tuesday night
regarding the new animal control ordinance, which will be revised
and voted on at the Dec. 10 council meeting. / By Jasmine Erickson
'Utah
State Today' takes to the web
12/02/02
LOGAN-- Utah State University now connects the world to daily events
at the university with the successful launch of a new website, Utah
State Today. / By Matt Stephens
John
Mussler: Finding a helping hand for farmers
12/02/02
John Mussler often hears farmers say "If I had a device on my tractor
that did (blank) I could continue to (blank)," or "If my barn had
a (blank) that would enable me to (blank), then I wouldn't have to
hire someone to milk my cows." / By Sharalyn Hartwell
A
stop sign on every corner? Maybe not, in Newton
12/02/02
NEWTON -- When the Town Council meets Dec. 5, it will decide whether
new traffic signs should go up around town. / By Marie Griffin
Features
North
Logan mulls reclaiming its original Greenville name
12/14/02
NORTH LOGAN -- They survived
hail storms, tornadoes, and most important of all, life. For most
of them, life in North Logan was better than the hardships endured
on the wagon trains and westward migration. They tamed the West and
settled this town at the mouth of Green Canyon.
/ By Toby G. Hayes
Justin
is going home for the holidays thanks to Utah Hope Project
12/14/02
HOWELL -- Justin Esplin
received a holiday wish he'll never forget. He got to go home. A year
and a half ago, the now 11-year-old was struck by a car on I-84 while
helping his mother change a flat tire. Through the efforts of the
Utah Highway Patrol, Justin returned home last month to be with his
family for the holidays.
/ By Toby G. Hayes
Susan
Madsen balances writing career with motherhood
12/12/02
She writes, she researches,
she works--and she does it solely because she loves it. Along with
being newly elected to the Cache County School Board, Susan Madsen
has written eight books on pioneer history and is the mother of four
children. / By
Tiffany Erickson
Richmond's
library needs more elbow room
12/12/02
The topic of our discussion
yesterday was the building we are now standing in, an 88-year-old
library, the first and only one the town of Richmond has ever known,
a stately yellow brick building that is listed in the National Historical
Registry and a building that this little town is just plain growing
out of. / By
Jasmine Erickson
JJ-
Heather Christensen's 'incredible privilege' and challenge of a lifetime
12/12/02
Heather remembers watching
her baby as she was rushed to the ICU. It wasn't until three days
later that she recalls holding her first little girl in her arms,
tears in her eyes. She couldn't help but cry. The baby was beautiful:
five little fingers, five little toes and a cute little nose. Looking
over at her husband, Todd, she noticed his big, bright smile. Tears
of happiness and gratitude flowed for this new incredible spirit that
had been given to them.
/ By Lindsey Blau
Country
swing grows into Cache Valley's hot dance fad
12/11/02
It's about 9 o'clock on
a Thursday night and all the streets are quickly becoming empty. The
stores will soon close in the next couple of hours. Students are looking
to be out and about. Winter nightlife in Logan is considered by some
to be a dull drag. Soon most of the restaurants will be closed and
the only hope of something to do will be the Taco Bell, Burger King,
or Betos drive-through.
/ By Paul Jenkins
Richard
Ralls digs a little deeper into archeology
12/10/02
Richard
Ralls had no idea he was going to end up in Utah, of all places. The
opportunity to work in the field study program at Utah State University
encouraged him to leave the coast of California and come explore the
mountains of Utah. / By Lindsey Blau
The
roommate everyone loves, the hair stylist everyone wants
12/06/02
I still
remember the day we met. It was my first day in Logan and I came huffing
up the stairs of my new apartment on a Saturday morning with a load
of junk in my arms. And there she was: standing at the top of the
stairs in front of the vanity mirror in her white tank top and black
slicky workout pants. Tanned and beautiful with short, stylish dark
brown hair and smart makeup, she had both hands above her head. One
fiddled with a stray lock of hair. The other held a bottle of spray-stuff.
/ By Andrea Nixon
Breathing
life into Alte Deutsche script is Elizabeth Lord's passion
12/04/02
Her laboratory
consisted of two countries and some old buildings and documents. Her
task was to understand a script that is now dead in the German language.
Her goal was to unlock the past -- Germany's and her own family's
history. / By Jessica Kelly
Lunch
with John Erickson -- making art of his own life
12/02/02
The air smells of teriyaki sauce, greasy tempura and miso soup. We
all sit cross-legged in booths with no shoes. California and unagi
rolls, composed of crab and eel respectively, serve as the centerpiece
of the table and fresh sashimi -- a raw tuna -- will make its way
to us soon. / By Melanie Steele
Sports
Lifestyles
On
the road with Michael: Life lessons from an invisible man
12/12/02
There he stood. An old man
hunched on the side of the road, on a cold, overcast and threatening
October day, holding a wrinkled piece of white typing paper with three
contrasting, simple letters in black: S.L.C.
/ By Matt Stephens
Roping
ties this Wellsville family together
12/10/02
WELLSVILLE -- Skyler Lowe
backs into the roping box of the Logan arena and watches his team-roping
partner nod his head. The steer leaves the chute, and the header ropes
the steer and turns him across the arena. Skyler is right behind him
and ropes the steer's hind feet, then wraps the end of his rope around
his saddle horn to receive a time.
/ By Karina Fain
Opinion
Powder
Mountain: Cache citizens put public officials on notice
12/02/02
Cache Valley has great natural areas, fertile farmlands, and a high
quality of life. All are standard booster-slogans that adorn local
tourism and economic development brochures. However, these values
are at terrible odds with the rhetoric and actions of our elected
officials. How else can one explain the near-success of Cache County
officials in consigning thousands of acres of pristine mountain terrain
to golf courses, condos, restaurants and other proposed devastations
to the landscape of Powder Mountain? /
By Jim Steitz and Dan Miller
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