By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Nick Hyde, a 29-year-old Franklin County native and graduate of Preston High School, was named this week as head football coach for Preston High School. Hyde, who was junior varsity head coach for the Indians last year, replaces former head coach Shawn Marlow who announced his resignation recently...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor The Oneida Stake Academy is one of five buildings still intact today that are a monument to the faith of a people who valued education. Even on the trek west, schools were formed in families and companies to ensure children were learning as they traveled. Kenneth Godfrey, a...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer Preston split Saturday’s home double header on March 24 against Bear Lake. They lost the first game 3-1 and won the second 8-4. “Our pitching was solid the whole day,” said Coach Brandon Ormond. “We just need to stay focused on our hitting. We have worked so hard...
By Shawn Harrison | Logan Herald Journal It may not be the real championship, but the Aggies continue to enjoy a deep run in March. In a very rare Sunday afternoon game for the Utah State men’s basketball team, everything went smoothly. The Aggies were scorching the nets from the get-go and rolled past...
Here is a submitted video of the capture of a cougar last week in downtown Preston. Courtesy Preston Hometown Digital News. http://www.facebook.com/prestoncitizen?sk=wall
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Former Preston resident Jared Hess is waiting patiently to see if FOX will renew the Napoleon Dynamite cartoon after the first eight episodes. The animated series is based on the hit movie filmed in Preston in 2004. Each episode deals with life around Napoleon, an awkward 16 year-old...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Sheyenne Hunzeker of Hunzeker Ford is gearing up for this year’s Community Easter Egg Hunt to be held April 7 from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Preston City Park. The Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 10 a.m. with the 1 to 3 year-old children. The...
By NECIA P. SEAMONS Citizen staff writer Scheduling problems with another high profile project has prompted officials of Kepco to move the day to install the new gable on the Oneida Stake Academy to Wednesday, March 28, at 10 a.m., said Nathan Hale of the Oneida Stake Academy Foundation. Kepco has been working on...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A fundraising Craft Fair will be held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, May 3, 4 and 5, at the Franklin County Senior Citizens (Community) Center, 64 W. 100 South, Preston. Carol Parker, site manager, said the Center is looking for vendors to participate at the fair. Anyone interested in...
