The Box Elder High School baseball team couldn’t find a way through region rival West Field last week as the Longhorns swept the threegame series against the Bees by scores of 12-1, 5-2 and 11-0. Pitching was dominant for the Longhorns all week, and that started Tuesday in Brigham City as senior hurler Bryce Bagby took the mound in a complete-game performance and only gave up one run on one hit. The lone breakthrough for the Bees came when senior Porter Francom found a gap in the Longhorn defense and made his way to second base for a double in...

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The Box Elder High School softball team had made winning a habit as they raced out to a 14-0 record to start the year, but that came to an end last Tuesday with a 2-1 loss to West Field. The Bees immediately bounced back the same week with a 3-2 win over Fremont on Thursday followed by a 12-1 rout of Logan on Friday. The game against the Longhorns was a defensive battle with the two teams combining for just six hits. Neither team could break the deadlock until junior slugger Kennadie Blackmer hit a double that drove in fellow...

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Willard officials said they will move quickly to address weed overgrowth at the city spillway after a resident warned the problem is worsening and time-sensitive, while also outlining planned improvements to the spillway face and longer-term infrastructure concerns at the site. Speaking during public comment at the April 9 city council meeting, resident Clyde Westley said he has spent about a decade clearing vegetation by hand at the spillway, which he described as a visual “welcome” to the city. “I’ve taken it upon myself to keep the face of that … clear … by hand pulling it,” Westley said. He...

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Willard City Council members indicated they will keep land use application fees nonrefundable after weighing whether applicants should receive refunds. The issue came up during the April 9 council meeting after Willard City Planner Madison Brown said questions have been raised more frequently by applicants asking if fees can be returned when applications are withdrawn. Brown said the city’s current fee schedule does not include a refund policy and, in practice, applications are treated as nonrefundable due to staff time. “There’s a certain amount of time invested in the city in that application,” said Willard City Manager Jeremy Kimpton about...

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Following revisions in January to the Honeyville City water master plan, Honeyville is examining additional changes to their water rates. The Rural Water Association of Utah advised the city that the base rate for water has quickly fallen behind inflation since the rate was last increased in 2017. The council is facing competing realities. They expressed hesitation to raise the base rate to match inflation, with in 2017 being equivalent to in today’s dollars, but also understood that not raising the rate at all would mean a bigger increase later. Mayor Bruce Nelson urged the council to...

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Bill would rename Post Office to honor officers Congressman Blake Moore has introduced legislation to rename the Tremonton Post Office in honor of the late Sergeant Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada, who were killed in August responding to a domestic disturbance and “whose service and dedication to public safety left a lasting impact on their communities.” The bill would name the U.S.P.S. facility at 111 S. Tremont Street, Tremonton, as the “Sorensen-Estrada Post Office.” Th bill is co-sponsored by Representatives Burgess Owens (UT-04), Mike Kennedy (UT-03), and Celeste Maloy (UT-02). “Sergeant Sorensen and Officer Estrada faithfully served their communities...

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Shizhong Zhang, a Chinese teacher at Box Elder High School was recognized as the Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) Teacher of the Year. He was commended for his culture curriculum and ability to connect with students.

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A physician with ties to Brigham City has been indicted in federal court on allegations he obtained and sold misbranded drugs to patients, including products prosecutors say were manufactured overseas and not approved for use in the United States. Justin Bradley Watkins, 39, of Pleasant View, Utah, was indicted April 1 by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City on multiple counts of receipt in interstate commerce and delivery of misbranded drugs with intent to defraud or mislead, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah. In a news release, prosecutors alleged Watkins “received misbranded drugs...

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A potential [post_excerpt] million project to route excess water from Facer Creek to the Great Salt Lake is in the early planning stages, as Millstream Development and local flood control officials explore the idea. Mayor Pro Tem Mike Braegger told the Willard City Council on April 9 that the concept stems in part from state grant opportunities tied to increasing water flows into the Great Salt Lake. “I guess the state of Utah has—if you have a way to get any water into the Great Salt Lake— they have grants and things that you can apply for,” Braegger said. Under...

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A familiar face with a long history in Box Elder School District has been selected to replace the retiring Steve Carlsen as the district’s superintendent. Mecham was selected after a number of interviews and “careful consideration” by board members. “As school board members, we understand that hiring our new superintendent is our most important decision, and we have each taken this responsibility very seriously,” said Boardmember Tiffani Summers. She continued, “It is with great pleasure, and with eagerness and absolute confidence that we, the members of the Box Elder School District Board of Education, announce Keith Mecham as our new...

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