People in Logan will soon be required to wear a mask when social distancing is not possible after Gov. Gary Herbert approved a citywide mask mandate Thursday.
Officials with the Bear River Association of Governments are worried that evictions could overwhelm already-strained housing assistance programs as the coronavirus pandemic stretches on.
One week ago, That Famous Preston Rodeo was cancelled. But as of Monday, the Cache County Fair and Rodeo is scheduled “to go forward as we have the last three years,” despite Utah’s uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to Lane Parker, the fair’s manager.
Residents in Smithfield came out against a proposed gravel pit excavation at the Cache County Planning Commission meeting on Thursday.
Of the 36,000 calls the Logan City Police Department responded to from July 1, 2019 until June 30, Chief of Police Gary Jensen said 0.025% required a use of force, and Jensen only recalls one instance of deadly force being used in Logan in the last 10 years.
In a unanimous vote, the Logan Municipal Council voted to delay enactment on the city’s plastic bag ban once again on Tuesday.
To drastically improve safety and traffic flow, the Utah Department of Transportation is studying an improvement project for the intersection of 3200 South and U.S. Highway 89/91.
Both of Cache County’s incumbents for state legislators in the Senate and the House are trailing in primary results as new votes are processed and unofficial tallies released.
One week after Nibley City Council voted 3-1 to approve a high-density multiple family development the “Firefly Estates,” residents banded together to petition for a referendum against the Residential Planned Unit Development. Developers put the project on hold, and the council issued a mora…
A potential fee to maintain Cache Valley’s green waste drop sites is being considered by the Cache County Council. The change would be a $0.50 to $1.50 increase in residents’ monthly garbage bill.
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As several rural counties in Utah move to the state’s “Green” or “normal risk” phase of coronavirus precautions, Cache County will remain in the modified-Yellow phase.
After a 40-minute debate on Tuesday, the Logan Municipal Council agreed to lower the code’s population requirement to allow for more liquor licensing opportunities in the city.
The Logan Municipal Council unanimously approved budgets for fiscal year 2020-2021, including an overall 2.6% budget cut.
The design of endorsement letters for gubernatorial candidate Spencer Cox are causing some Republicans to question campaign ethics.
The recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Cache County was detected in sewage at the Hyrum and Logan wastewater treatment plants before it showed up in human test results.
A Logan appearance on Thursday may be the last stop on Jon Huntsman Jr.’s gubernatorial campaign — he’s in self-isolation after being exposed to the coronavirus.
It’s not often that Cache Valley Republicans have primary challenges, so the fact that two sitting legislators face runoffs this year might lead one to wonder if something has changed within the political party that has dominated local politics for years.
While COVID-19 precautions have kept the Republican primary race in Cache County fairly low-key this spring, one perennial activity on the political landscape appears to have ramped up during the pandemic: campaign sign thefts.
With outdoor recreation being one of the few activities available during the COVID-19 pandemic, campsites are undergoing a large uptick in positive and negative use. Local forest rangers are encouraging folks to treat campgrounds respectfully, extinguish campfires and plan ahead for trips.
The coronavirus pandemic has put plastic-bag control efforts on hold in Cache Valley, but officials close to the issue are giving assurances the cause won’t be dropped and forgotten.
The City of Logan has been working for years to make something of the Emporium and other downtown property it owns, but a parking lot agreement is still a point of contention with downtown business owners.
Intense windstorms sent a deluge of plastic bags and other debris into farm fields north of the new Logan landfill early this year, prompting the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to seek mitigation measures.
On Monday, the Bear River Health Department began COVID-19 antibody testing for employees of Cache County Sheriff’s Office. According to Sheriff Chad Jensen, an estimated 91 employees volunteered for testing.
Logan has scheduled the reopening of city offices, the library, playgrounds, picnic pavilions and the recreation center in response to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s announcement on Thursday easing coronavirus restrictions.
The Cache County Fair & Rodeo is set to happen Aug. 5-8 this year, following whatever social distancing protocols will be in effect at the time.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Cache County jumped by six Friday after weeks of no new cases or only one new case per day.
One of the great things about living in Cache Valley is all of the town celebrations that take place throughout the spring and summer.
The Logan Aquatic Center will not open for the 2020 season, the city announced Tuesday.
The Logan Skate Park reopened Friday since its closure in mid-March due the COVID-19 pandemic.
The city of Logan is taking baby steps toward normal operations in the wake of Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s announcement on Tuesday easing COVID-19 restrictions.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will allow the reopening of dine-in restaurants, gyms, barber shops and nail salons at the end of the week, Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday.
After watching hours of candidates’ convention speeches and a multi-day voting setup, state GOP delegates voted to take incumbent Rep. Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan, to the primaries and slimmed down the race for Utah’s 1st Congressional District.
As a general maintenance practice, Logan Cemetery staff routinely maintains the grounds around headstones, including mowing, trimming and irrigation.
After being closed for nearly two months, the road across Hyrum Dam is open again.
With the help of a voting app and Facebook Live, the first virtual GOP Cache County nominating convention was conducted over a three-day span, ending Saturday night with results sending two county races to a primary election.
Utah gubernatorial candidate Chris Peterson announced Cache Valley community activist Karina Brown as his running mate for lieutenant governor in a press release on Monday morning.
The Utah 1st Congressional District’s first-ever virtual debate is set for noon on Tuesday, with 10 of the 12 Republican candidates participating.
Over the years, to stop flames or help residents in need, firefighters from Logan City Fire Department have found themselves occasionally crossing borders to help smaller cities that have fewer resources.
The COVID-19 pandemic will prevent Cache County political party members from gathering at their annual conventions, but for local Republicans the show will go on with the help of a voting app and Facebook Live.
Back in January, Kerry Gibson resigned as commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to start a bid to replace retiring Rep. Rob Bishop in Utah’s 1st Congressional District.
The Logan Municipal Council announced Tuesday that USU is preparing to open an on-campus dorm for isolation housing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Bear River Health Department is offering a more detailed breakdown of COVID-19 cases via its website.
The City of Logan’s Sewer Division is asking Logan Residents to be mindful of what’s being flushed.
As COVID-19 has spread across the U.S., priorities and perspectives have shifted. In an effort to prevent the spread and maintain social distancing standards, some election campaigns are adjusting to new platforms and new concepts.
As the Cache County Council met via video conferencing on Tuesday evening, a full agenda was accompanied by an update about the county’s efforts for COVID-19 recovery.
Rental property tenants shouldn’t be overly fearful of eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic — so long as local courts consider the related proceedings are considered non-essential.
Utah Senator and Cache Valley attorney Lyle Hillyard is seeking re-election. Hillyard announced his reelection in a statement released on Monday. Hillyard currently represents Cache and Rich counties in Senate District 25. He was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 1980 and the S…
The first cases of COVID-19 have been officially detected in Cache Valley as a Logan couple tested positive for the virus, but health officials are stressing that it isn’t cause for additional alarm.
Following months of discussion and public hearings, the Nibley City Council voted last week to adopt new lighting standards to address light pollution.
Although the Logan Redevelopment Agency meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday evening has been cancelled due to COVID-19 prevention recommendations, the discussion of downtown revitalization remains a topic of concern for many Logan residents.
With students home from school and daily schedules entering uncertain territory, finding a way to balance social distancing and good health might be a challenge as most public gatherings have been cancelled to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
When it comes to bringing comfort to a chaotic situation, finding peace and quiet for abuse victims to share their stories, and providing access to multiple services in one location, the Children’s Justice Center and Victim Services have had their hands full to the point where a new facility…
As a precautionary measure due to the threat of the coronavirus, the City of Logan will close the Logan Library and Logan Community Recreation Center to the public beginning Saturday, March 14. The anticipated reopen date is Monday, March 30.
On Wednesday, local defense attorney and public defender Bryan Galloway was confirmed by the Utah Senate as a 1st District Juvenile Court judge.
The Cache County Council voted unanimously on Tuesday evening to accept a resolution to support the Utah State Constitution and the United States Constitution, specifically the Second Amendment.
