Following recent increases in unlawful dumping along Salt Creek Road, the Honeyville City Council has elevated the charges for the crime to a Class B misdemeanor. The change allows the city to implement a fine to punish those caught and found guilty of the crime. The fine was set at 0. While some cities have fines lower or higher than Honeyville’s, the council believed it pertinent to set the fine high enough that its cost exceeded fees to dump lawfully at the county landfill. Unlawful dumping has proved an ongoing problem in the city as infractions have piled up. From...

Article Link

The 74th annual Junior Peach Queen Pageant, sponsored by Brigham City Women’s Club is seeking five-year-old girls from the Box Elder High School area to enter this year’s pageant. The theme is “Let’s go Fly a Kite, Once Upon a Peach Days”. The pageant will be held Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Box Elder Middle School auditorium. A donation will be accepted at the door. The deadline for applications is August 29, and includes a entry fee. Applications are available in the Box Elder News Journal or at the Chamber of Commerce office. Applications must...

Article Link

Corinne Mayor Shane Baton pressed Box Elder County Commissioners on Aug. 13 to act on two growing concerns: the county’s animal shelter agreement with Brigham City and the looming shortfall in ambulance coverage. “I’m just trying to get caught up on what we’re doing for animal control,” Baton told commissioners. Brigham City shut its shelter to outside animals on July 1 after more than a year of warning that the move was coming, citing that nearly half of the animals taken in came from elsewhere in the county. Intake logs show 725 dogs and cats in the first half of...

Article Link

Preliminary results from the Aug. 12 municipal primary show early leaders in several cities and towns, but some contests remain close enough that outstanding ballots could change the outcome. In Utah, municipal primaries are used to narrow the field of candidates ahead of the general election in November, with the top finishers moving forward to appear on the final ballot. Box Elder County Clerk Marla Young said Wednesday that 38 ballots and 50 signatures requiring verification remain outstanding across all cities combined. The current vote totals reflect only ballots that have already been counted and do not include these unresolved...

Article Link

After more than five hours of public comment that drew more than 60 speakers and an overflow crowd, the Box Elder School District board voted 5-1 just after midnight on Thursday to approve a property tax increase that will raise the district’s revenue by 36.54%. On a home valued at 0,000, the district portion of the property tax will rise from 3.18 to [post_excerpt],266.71, an increase of 3.53 a year. On a 0,000 business, the district portion will rise from [post_excerpt],678.50 to ,303.10, an increase of 4.60 a year. A rough estimate of those who spoke indicated opponents outnumbered supporters...

Article Link

With Willard residents already reeling from a nearly 37% school tax increase, the city council on Aug. 14 backed away from two of its own proposed hikes, reducing a planned property-tax levy and softening utility rate increases, while warning the decisions may leave the city playing catch-up in the years ahead. After holding a Truth-in-Taxation hearing at its last meeting, the council was set to approve about 1,000 in new property-tax collections, a 45% increase intended in part to fund a needed additional police officer. That increase would have raised the tax bill on a 5,000 home by 3.50. But...

Article Link

Rather than a horse parade as part of Box Elder County’s 100th county fair, the streets of Tremonton hosted a more somber procession Monday as the bodies of two Tremonton Garland police officers were brought home. American flags, trees with blue ribbons and thousands of people lined the route in Tremonton as the bodies of Sgt. Lee Sorenson and Officer Eric Estrada were transported from the state medical examiner’s office to local mortuaries after being killed while responding to a domestic violence call on Sunday, Aug. 17. A Box Elder Sheriff’s deputy, Mike Allen, and his K9 partner Azula were...

Article Link

The Box Elder High School football team has finished summer practice sessions and will kick off its season on the road Friday against new high school Deseret Peak. The Golden Eagles attend school in Tooele and are in the 4A classification, competing in Region 11. While the Golden Eagles find their footing in their first-ever game, the Bees will also be feeling some things out with plenty of fresh faces taking the field for the first time at the varsity level. There are 20 seniors listed on the roster this year, and many of them will be looked to first...

Article Link

The Box Elder High School girls volleyball team got its season off on the right foot with a four-set win over Riverton last Thursday in Brigham City in the season opener for both teams. The Bees used their home crowd to their advantage in the first set and overwhelmed Riverton on their way to a 25-13 opening-set win. The Silverwolves found more rhythm during the second set as their height advantage and power on the outside helped them draw level, taking the second set 26-24. The match stayed tight in the third, but the Bees regained momentum after making enough...

Article Link

The Box Elder High School girls soccer team started their season off with a 7-0 victory over Morgan High school on Tuesday, Aug. 5, in Morgan. Senior Emma Nelson held strong in the goal with sophomore Mia Page seeing some varsity time in the goal and helping with the shutout. “Great way to start off the season by beating the defending 3A state champs,” said coach BJ Barber. “We had seven goals with four different goal scorers. Most importantly we played as a team with support all over the field and from the sidelines. Looking forward to an amazing season.”...

Article Link