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Minnesota man bikes all of Cache Valley in 9 months | Multimedia
LOGAN – It all began with a bike and a desire to explore. “Cache County total – I have about 3,000 miles of biking in those 9 months,” says 24-year-old Neil Thompson of Minnesota. He says an app on his phone helped him gamify his progress –...
Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month with discounts at DWR gun ranges | News
LOGAN – The Cache Valley Public Shooting Range is celebrating National Shooting Sports Month by offering free entry to their rifle, pistol and archery ranges on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. as well as discounted rounds on the shotgun ranges. Owned and operated by the...
Gold Star widow to speak at ‘Light Switch Stories’ at LionHeart Hall on July 26 | Arts & Entertainment
LOGAN – The LionHeart Hall will offer another chapter of its “Light Switch Stories” series on Friday, July 26. As usual, the event will feature Cache Valley and northern Utah residents telling true stories about their lives. Headlining this fourth monthly installment of “Light Switch Stories” will...
2024 Utah State Football Prediction & Preview With Betting Odds, Schedule, Key Returners & Outlook
It has been both a tragic and turbulent offseason for Utah State. On July 20, cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died. Seldon had transferred this summer after two seasons at both New Mexico State and Michigan. Also this summer, Blake Anderson was fired as USU’s head coach. Nate Dreiling, Utah...
Top 25 Aggies of 2024 - #23 Bo Maile
The Cache Valley Media Group Top 25 Aggies of 2024 continues with the No. 23 player on the list, junior defensive tackle Bo Maile. Maile is the nephew of longtime assistant coach and former USU player, Frank Maile, and is entering his fourth season with the program. He redshirted in 2021 and has since appeared in 22 games across his redshirt freshman year in 2022 and sophomore 2023 campaign. He's accumulated 12 tackles and one sack with a career-high three tackles coming in two of last year’s games, at Iowa and against Fresno State, and is primed for a breakout season with a potentially bigger role following the departure of some of the players ahead of him on the depth chart.
Utah Festival Opera’s one-night ‘Galaxy of Stars’ of showcase of sensational voices | Arts & Entertainment
LOGAN – The one-night stand of Galaxy of Stars by the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre on July 23 was a fond farewell to grand opera for another year. With the local company’s best conductors leading a massive orchestra, UFOMT brought together its biggest stars past and present to perform a brilliant array of timeless arias, duets and ensemble pieces from iconic operas that are seldom seen locally.
After losing son, a father carries on awareness campaign against bullying | News
LOGAN — Stand for the Silent is an organization that started nearly 15 years ago by a group of high school students in Oklahoma. This after they heard the story of Kirk and Laura Smalley’s son, Ty Field-Smalley, who at just 11 years-old tragically took his own life after being suspended from school for retaliating against a bully who had bullied Ty for two years.
Sunrise Stories: 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Declared Dead After Accident near St. George BLVD
Officials from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration reported a record number of fentanyl pills were seized throughout the state in 2023. Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat in the entire country, and such a threat required several high-ranking officials to meet in Northern Utah on Thursday to discuss the issue.
Daines talks about fire training and new public art mural on latest Speak to the Mayor
LOGAN -- On her monthly Speak to the Mayor program on KVNU, Logan Mayor Holly Daines said the city's fire and EMS personnel do ongoing training. Once in a while they do what's called Fire Ops 101 and they occasionally invite elected officials to come see what it's about. "I,...
Yampa Sandwich Co. ready to flow outside of Colorado as owners look to expand business to Utah, Arizona and Texas
It started in October 1999 when David Pepin and Peter Boniface pursued a shared dream of owning their own sandwich shop, and continues today as the Steamboat Springs-based Yampa Sandwich Co. continues to flow into new markets. Since its start, the Steamboat Springs men have watched the business grow, expanding...
A ‘devastating’ tally: Utah breaks annual record for fentanyl seizures in just 6 months
It only took six months for law enforcement to break Utah’s annual record for fentanyl seizures this year as the state copes with what the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration calls “the most dangerous drug crisis the nation has ever faced.” In 2023, the DEA and its local partners, which includes the Salt Lake County Sheriff, […] The post A ‘devastating’ tally: Utah breaks annual record for fentanyl seizures in just 6 months appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
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