The Logan Herald Journal

Rachel Howell has her picture taken by photographer Ryan Muirhead at DNA Models' open call model search at Studio 600 in Salt Lake City on Saturday. (Braden Wolfe / Herald Journal) Full Story »

The former director of the Multicultural Center of Cache Valley who was charged last week with sexual abuse pleaded not guilty in 1st District Court on Tuesday morning. Full Story »

PROVIDENCE — Cache Valley residents hoping to enjoy a night of dancing and drinks will have to look elsewhere for now. Full Story »

Logan police detectives are investigating a weekend burglary at the Bear River Health Department, where officials reported 17 missing urine samples Monday morning. Full Story »

Students gather around Paul Schumann as he reads a story at Bear River Head Start Tuesday in Logan. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal) Bear River Head Start is set to expand, using nearly $1.9 million in federal stimulus funds. Full Story »

Certified Hyperbaric Technician and EMT Intermediate Christie Petersen, left, monitors Dora Herrera's progress as she lays in a hyperbaric chamber at Cache Valley Specialty Hospital in North Logan Wednesday. Full Story »

Graeme Smith, 17, left, and Tyler Lewis, 15, right, work on a rocket for a science project at InTech Collegiate High in North Logan Monday. According to a report from The Center for Education Reform, Utah is the fourth-most accommodating state in the union when it comes to charter schools. Full Story »

Highway Patrolman Rick Mayo, left, and Cache County Deputy Matt Pearce perform a field sobriety test at a police checkpoint on Main Street in Logan Saturday morning. Full Story »

Students cheer on the Aggies as the play BYU Wednesday. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal) Erica Black was looking forward to watching the Aggies battle the Cougars on the basketball court last week — until she saw the line outside the Spectrum. Full Story »

The Herald Journal is inviting reader input on the above topic. If we get enough comments with enough variety, a sampling of those comments will appear this coming Sunday in a "Bloggers Soapbox" column on the newspaper's Opinion page. Full Story »

NIBLEY — Enrollment at the south Thomas Edison Charter School just keeps growing, and the school itself will soon grow too. The school’s governing board voted last week to begin seeking bids from companies to build a six-classroom addition to the school, said Principal Eldon Budge. Full Story »

The county budget may be flat for 2010, but officials are still planning the financial needs of Cache County well beyond next year. A draft of the county’s capital improvement plan details potential expenditures through the year 2014. Full Story »

HYRUM — Like many of the other baked goods, the pecan rolls were a hot item at the Hyrum Senior Center last Friday. Gone within the first hour of the annual holiday craft sale, the rolls no doubt went to a happy eater — and the proceeds went to a happy center. Full Story »

A car moves down a portion of 1800 N. near the roundabout under construction near 200 East in North Logan Friday. (Alan Murray/Herald Journal) Funding for the engineering related to the second phase of the 200 East project in North Logan is now in place. Full Story »

Rita and I are bicyclists … have been since long before we moved to Logan 35 years ago. We ride for pleasure and “fitness,” as well as for transportation. Riding in Logan city has always been something of a challenge for bicyclists. Logan still does not have bike lanes. Full Story »

It is amazing how the economy is affecting everyone and everything. I feel sorry for the poorer people. I am talking about poverty of honesty and sincerty. The government does not destroy the country, it is the people with no values that destroy the country. Full Story »

Vehicles drive through the snow near Dry Lake in Wellsville Canyon Saturday evening. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal) When a semi truck and trailer rolled and crashed in Logan Canyon Wednesday morning, a passing motorist stopped to help when the rig’s wheels were still spinning and managed to notify emergency dispatchers in an area of national forest where cell phone reception is nonexistent. Full Story »

In this photo taken Nov. 23, 2009, Roy and Kathleen Sneddon of Providence, Utah pose with a picture of their son David at their home in Providence. The Sneddons are confident that David is still alive in China, even though he's been missing for 5 years. Full Story »

In a world of limited school budgets, it’s become an accepted reality: Being an active, involved student often means being a salesman as well. Fundraising, for better or worse, is crucial to the sports, arts, and other extra activities that go on at schools. Full Story »

Dave Powelson, middle, of Logan, stands with other local peace activists holding a candlelight vigil to oppose the escalation of the war in Afghanistan along Main Street in downtown Logan Friday evening. Full Story »

I am writing to address the recent articles that have been written concerning Mr. Leo Bravo, former director of the Multicultural Center of Cache Valley. The articles damage the true character of who he really us, and fail to lend and objective view of the accusations that he is currently facing. Full Story »

Smithfield City employees Jess Daines, left, and Cody Law, right, drill holes in concrete to bolt down a bench near the Smithfield Senior Center in Smithfield Thursday. The benches are part of a city program where residents buy benches in memory of passed loved ones. Full Story »

Shelly Locke, the Utah State Board of Education member representing Cache Valley, announced Friday she was resigning from the board, citing an increased workload from her efforts as a “speaker on families.” Full Story »

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All streaks eventually come to an end. But that still doesn’t make it any easier for the Aggie men’s basketball team to swallow. Utah State had its 37-game winning streak — second longest in the nation to Kansas’ 45 — come to an end Saturday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Full Story »