By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Kelly Spackman, owner of Kelly’s Convenience Stores, is making an investment in the future of Preston by speaking to the appetites of his clientele. He updating and building new eating areas in his existing facilities. B.J. Larsen, operations manager, announced the company is changing offerings at the Exxon...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor There is a new store manager at ALCO in Preston. Shane Paskett, of Hyrum, started his new assignment on May 27 and has been settling into his new role the past 10 days. This is Paskett’s first management role for ALCO, which is based in Abalene, Ks. The...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor The Preston Golf and Country Club is now taking registration for its summer Junior Golf Program. Group classes will start on Wednesday, June 12, and runs every Wednesday through the summer until Aug. 7, according to John Van Vleet, general manager and PGA golf pro at the local...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor If there is a happier person in Franklin County than Dorothy Owen, they may be hard to find. It seems every adventure in her life, even the difficult ones, she describes as fun. Collecting histories, long trips on motorcycles with her husband and rearing 10 of her 11...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Backyard apple orchardists who don’t want “buggy” apples this summer need to start spraying for codling moths in the near future. Utah State University is trapping to monitor codling moth activity. It will soon be time to begin spray programs to minimize the worm damage, according to Stuart...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department is joining efforts with law enforcement agencies throughout southeastern Idaho in raising funds to purchase a Lanco Bearcat vehicle for use in a seven-county region. The vehicle is needed, according to Franklin County Sheriff Dave Fryar, to assist law enforcement agencies who are...
By Tim Marsano POC: Col. “The Idaho National Guard will host two “Retiree Appreciation Days” at Gowen Field in Boise this summer. The Idaho Army National Guard event will be on Wednesday, July 17, and the Idaho Air Guard’s will be on Sept. 8. Both events provide an opportunity for former Idaho National Guard...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Three Preston LDS Stakes will be hosting a Tri-Stake Single Adult Fireside with Gail Miller (wife of the late Larry H. Miller) as the keynote speaker. All those who are single adults and above the age of 31 are invited to attend on Sunday, June 2, at 6...
By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor For those from Franklin County commuting to Logan on the Cache Valley Transit District (CVTD) buses, there is a major remodeling project scheduled for the Transit Center at 500 N. 150 E., Logan. The construction is slated to begin on Monday, June 3, and will require bus operations...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Work has finally started on a project to open 400 East at U.S. 91 in Preston. City officials have been discussing the effort for several months. The access to the highway was at one time open, but closed several years ago after a federally funded highway-widening project was...
