By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor What’s the big deal with mussels in our water? What can a few shelled animals do? If or when Quagga or zebra mussels get into the waters of Franklin County it would be a real disaster for irrigators, as well as the local wildlife. Lyle Porter, president of...
Smithfield man to lead students next fall By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Curtis Jenson, English Department chair at Logan High School, has accepted an offer to be the principal at Preston Junior High School. Jenson is a Cache Valley native, who grew up on a farm Amalga. He graduated from Sky View...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor This spring the West Side football coaches and players are putting on a three-day camp for all incoming second-eighth graders. Head coach Tyson Moser said the camp will begin on Tuesday, May 28, and end the following Thursday. “We will begin at 9 a.m. and finish by 11...
Land acquired for future fair expansion By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Franklin County has purchased approximately seven acres of land just west of the existing fairgrounds for future expansion possibilities of fair buildings and rodeo facilities. Commissioner Scott Workman said the land purchase has just been completed for an undisclosed amount. “The...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Preston postmaster Val Porter said 6,400 pounds of food were collected by postal carriers across Franklin County on Saturday as part of a National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive campaign. The Stamp Out Hunger drive is a nationwide effort to provide items to local...
Preston Police Department Law Incident Media Summary Report, May 1-8, 2013 Welfare check, May 1 – Police cited one individual for disorderly conduct. Criminal mischief, May 2 – Police investigated a report of vandalism to a brick wall. Harassment, May 2 – Police responded to a report of harassment. Accident, May 3 – Police...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer The Indian softball team played Pocatello at home in a double header on Tuesday, April 30 and lost both, 8-0 and 15-5. “The game of if’s, coulda’s, shoulda’s and woulda’s is sometimes the mentality behind playing softball, not only for players, but for the most part of coaching,”...
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By CITIZEN STAFF Applications to help fund arts-related projects in Franklin County are being accepted by the F.M., Anne G. and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation Fund. The fund is administered by the Idaho Community Foundation. Grants may be considered in two categories: supporting arts activities that will provide entertainment or art-related education to the...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor It was cool and dry in April and some people may be getting tired of the same old song being sung. But that’s what local weather records show happened in the valley last month. “Before the last week of April, we were in the running for the lowest...
