By RODNEY D. BOAM, Citizen Editor The Franklin County Medical Center’s first baby of 2012, was Ethan Swainston, born at 11:59 p.m.on Monday, Jan. 2, He is the first son of Talesha and Curtis Swainston, of Preston. Ethan weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 21 and 1/4 inches long. Ethan has three...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor It’s a good thing West Side boys built a sizable lead and played superbly during the first three quarters of basketball in Dayton on Wednesday. The Pirates needed a 16-point cushion going into the fourth period in order to survive a Marsh Valley onslaught during the final...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A new program that is unique in the State of Idaho and possibly across the intermountain West will assist West Side School District teachers obtain Master’s level degrees. The district is offering scholarship funding up to $6,000 for teachers who agree to pursue the higher education. Monies...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor The Preston Citizen will present its first-annual Wayne D. Bell/ J. Walter Ross Citizen of the Year Award in February. The person selected will be announced in our annual Progress Edition. The award will be presented to a resident of any community in Franklin County for outstanding...
CLIFTON By CAROLYN SMART We send our sympathies to the family of Herbert Williams of Dayton. He passed away recently and his funeral was held on Monday, Dec. 19. Brother Williams was such a wonderful man. He was nice to everyone and always had his sweet wife, Fae, at his side. Such an...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A Preston family escaped injury early Thursday morning after their house was destroyed by fire. Dan Buckingham and his family was alerted to the fire by smoke detectors and managed to get out of the burning structure at 135 So. 300 West unharmed, according to Franklin County...
By NECIA P. SEAMONS Citizen staff writer Crews from Kepco and State Stone were at the Oneida Stake Academy last Friday preparing to install a stone gable to replace the original that fell off the building in 1962. According to Keith Mackay, owner of State Stone, the process being used to restore the...
The Preston Citizen will present its first-annual Wayne D. Bell/J. Walter Ross Citizen of the Year award in January. The person selected will be announced in our annual Progress edition. The award will be presented to a resident of any community in Franklin County for outstanding service over a substantial period of time. It...
Reed, Berger Help USU Bench Out-Score UVU Reserves, 27-18 LOGAN, Utah – Sophomore guard Danny Berger and junior forward Kyisean Reed came off the bench to combine for 21 points, in helping the Utah State reserves to a nine-point advantage over their counterparts, which resulted in a nine-point victory, as the Aggies beat Utah...
Aggies To Play In Bowl Game For First Time Since 1997 And Seventh Overall LOGAN, Utah – Utah State Director of Athletics Scott Barnes and USU football Coach Gary Andersen announced on Monday that Utah State has accepted an invitation to play in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 17...
