Utah sex offender free on loophole now in Portland area

04/12/11 PORTLAND-- A convicted sex offender released from Utah custody last week after being deemed incompetent to stand trial has moved to Oregon. Utah Department of Corrections records posted online show Lonnie Hyrum Johnson with a Hillsboro, Ore., address. A Multnomah County sheriff's spokeswoman in Oregon said Utah authorities had given notice that Johnson was moving to the area and that he would be ...

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Registered sex offender released from Utah tells authorities he plans to move to Multnomah County

04/11/11 Lonnie H. Johnson, 38, alerted authorities he'll be moving to his sister's home in the unincorporated part of west Multnomah County, according to Lt. Mary Lindstrand, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman.

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APNewsBreak: Convicted sex offender released from Utah custody has relocated to Oregon

04/11/11 SALT LAKE CITY - A convicted sex offender released from Utah custody last week after being deemed incompetent to stand trial has moved to Oregon. Utah Department of Corrections records posted online show Lonnie Hyrum Johnson with a Hillsboro, Ore., address.

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USU students team with Cache Valley Reading Council to gather books for refugees

02/22/11 A group of Utah State University business school students are organizing a book drive for foreign refugees in the Cache Valley.

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Hyrum students seek to form No Cussing Club

02/13/11 HYRUM, Utah (AP) -- A group of Hyrum high school students is challenging classmates to clean up their language. The Herald Journal of Logan reports that Mountain Crest High students Brandon Bendall, Gage Bleazard and Kira Collings are trying to organize a No Cussing Club.

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Hyrum students seek to form No Cussing Club

02/13/11 HYRUM, Utah (AP) - A group of Hyrum high school students is challenging classmates to clean up their language.       The Herald Journal of Logan reports that Mountain Crest High students Brandon Bendall, Gage Bleazard and Kira Collings are trying to organize a No Cussing Club. The Cache County School Board of Education is expected to take action on their request at a meeting Thursday. The three ...

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Meat packing company plans to expand in Hyrum, add hundreds of workers in coming years

02/10/11 Meat packing company plans to expand in Hyrum, add hundreds of workers in coming years By LESLEY MITCHELL The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 10, 2011 04:03PM MDT Utah on Thursday approved an incentive of as much as $1.8 million for JBS USA Holdings, which operates a meat packing and processing facility in Hyrum. The incentive, payable over 10 years in the form of a rebate of corporate income ...

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Meat packing company plans to expand in Hyrum, add hundreds of workers in coming years

02/10/11 Meat packing company plans to expand in Hyrum, add hundreds of workers in coming years By LESLEY MITCHELL The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 10, 2011 05:51PM MDT The state of Utah on Thursday approved an incentive of as much as $1.8 million for JBS USA Holdings, which operates a meat packing and processing facility in Hyrum. The incentive, payable over 10 years in the form of a rebate of ...

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Meat packing company plans to expand in Hyrum, add hundreds of workers in coming years

02/10/11 Meat packing company plans to expand in Hyrum, add hundreds of workers in coming years By LESLEY MITCHELL The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Feb 11, 2011 12:01AM MDT The state of Utah on Thursday approved an incentive of as much as $1.8 million for JBS USA Holdings, which operates a meat packing and processing facility in Hyrum. The incentive, payable over 10 years in the form of a rebate of ...

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More things to do

02/10/11 THEATER Top of Utah 'URINETOWN,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Washington Terrace. $10-$12, with discounts for students and seniors. 801-393-0070. Below the Top   'BABE, THE SHEEP PIG,' various times, today and Saturday, Nelke Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo. $6, $4/children. 801-422-4322 or www.byuarts.com . 'THE ...

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Utah Native, Tibetan Book Collector Smith Dies

01/08/11 NEW YORK (AP).- Ellis Gene Smith, the son of a Mormon family from Ogden, Utah, who is believed to have compiled the largest collection of Tibetan books outside of Tibet, has died in New York at age 74.

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Logan council gives unanimous support to immigration resolution

01/06/11 Logan's Municipal Council Tuesday night gave unanimous support to the Utah Compact. The Utah Compact urges Utah's congressional delegation and others to lead efforts to adopt reasonable policies addressing immigrants in Utah.

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More things to do

01/06/11 THEATER Top of Utah 'URINETOWN,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, through Feb. 12, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Washington Terrace. $10-$12, with discounts for students and seniors. 801-393-0070. Below the Top   'BACK FROM THE FUTURE,' various times, through Jan. 26. Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray. $12.95-$17.95, $8/children, discounts for seniors and ...

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E. Gene Smith, Who Helped to Save Tibetan Literary Canon, Dies at 74

01/04/11 E. Gene Smith, a Utah native who through persistence, ardor and benevolent guile amassed the largest collection of Tibetan books outside Tibet, saving them from isolation and destruction and making them accessible to scholars and Tibetan exiles around the world, died on Dec. 16 at his home in Manhattan. He was 74. »continue

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Wildlife board rejects proposal to change trap law

01/04/11 The Utah Wildlife Board shot down a controversial proposal Tuesday that would have changed the regulations for trapping coyotes. The decision comes after critics roundly condemned it as unethical, inhumane and impractical.

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Pieces of History by Phil Fauver pt.1

01/04/11 The Emery County Historical Society recently presented the Mysteries of the Mountain Meadows Massacre at the Museum of the San Rafael. Dottie Grimes, the president of the Emery County Historical Society opened the meeting ...

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E. Gene Smith, Who Helped to Save Tibetan Literary Canon, Dies at 74

01/03/11 E. Gene Smith, a Utah native who through persistence, ardor and benevolent guile amassed the largest collection of Tibetan books outside Tibet, saving them from isolation and destruction and making them accessible to scholars and Tibetan exiles around the world, died on Dec. 16 at his home in Manhattan.

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River Heights to discuss Hyrum Library agreement Tuesday

11/29/10 The River Heights City Council will discuss the potential for the city to join with the Hyrum Library at their meeting Tuesday in order to provide better library services in the wake of the election defeat of a countywide library system.

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Library sun roof: Hyrum installs Utah's biggest city solar array

11/15/10 Ken Gardner, of Gardner Engineering, explains how the strings of solar modules work on the roof of the Hyrum City Public Works building Wednesday. The system was installed to provide electricity to the city's library building.

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SPECTRA returns to Silvermine

11/13/10 This month Silvermine Guild Arts Center will present the sixth edition of SPECTRA, a national triennial exhibition celebrating the art of photography, and the Director's Choice exhibit of new works by Liana Moonie . The exhibits will run from Nov. 14 through Dec. 23. The public is invited to the opening reception on Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m.

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