On the evening of Feb. 20, an incident on I-84 near Snowville resulted in the death of a 48-year-old man. According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, at approximately 7:47 p.m., the individual was walking eastbound in the right lane near milepost 4 when he was struck by two semi-trucks in succession. The first semi-truck driver spotted the pedestrian at the last moment and attempted to avoid a collision by swerving left. Despite this effort, the vehicle’s side mirror made contact, causing the man to fall onto the roadway. A second semi-truck, traveling directly behind the first, was unable...

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After tabling the issue at a previous meeting, the Brigham City Council last week approved increasing its share of the Power County Power Project, expanding its commitment from 12.3 megawatts to 14.3 megawatts, following a unanimous vote at the Feb. 20 City Council meeting. The decision comes after the council tabled the measure on Feb. 6 in order to hear about other energy projects the city was contemplating. Earlier in the meeting the city approved moving forward with a feasibility study regarding building its own natural gas peaking plant, which would run when the city’s electrical demand was high. The...

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Following up their win for the Best Tasting Water in Utah at the 2024 Utah Rural Water Conference, the Bear River Water Conservancy District took home top honors from the Great American Water Taste Test at the National Rural Water Association’s annual rally in Washington D.C. earlier this month. The last Utah water system to take home the award was from Beaver in the early 2000s. According to Chance Baxter, general manager of BRWCD, prior to being an award-winning source of water, the district’s South Willard Well no. 1 had been a source of headaches for the district over the...

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The Box Elder County Commission heard passionate arguments for and against a proposed Agricultural Protection Area in West Corinne during its meeting on Feb. 12, as residents and landowners debated the long-term impact on land use, property values, and local agriculture. Agricultural Protection Areas (APAs) are designated to help preserve farmland by ensuring that farming operations can continue without restrictions due to development. An APA provides legal protections for agricultural activities against nuisance complaints from non-farming neighbors. The proposed APA, located in the rural outskirts of West Corinne, would encompass 20 parcels totaling approximately 674.27 acres. The parcels are not...

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The Perry Police Department saw a 17% increase in total case numbers in 2024 while also securing multiple grants and achieving state-level recognition, according to Police Chief Scott Hancey’s report to the Perry City Council on Feb. 13. “It was a good year for us,” Hancey said. “Once again, we were given a Gold Standard award from Lexipol for policy management or training management and things like that, so it’s four years running. Proud of that.” The department received more than ,000 in traffic enforcement funding, primarily for DUI enforcement, as well as a ,500 grant from the state under...

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The Box Elder High School wrestling team’s second place finish at the 2025 5A state championship will be shrouded in controversy after the disqualification of a Spanish Fork wrestler and his team points for biting was later reversed. In the 138-pound semi-final match, after Box Elder’s Bostyn Tucker won by technical fall over Spanish Fork’s Cahill Simons and the wrestlers shook hands and those of the coaches, Tucker reported to the officials that Simons had bit him. According to Box Elder coach Jed Craner, Tucker’s forearm bore clear top and bottom teeth marks.

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Matt Jensen, a certified public accountant with Davis and Bott, attended the February meeting of the Honeyville City Council to give the city a clean bill of financial health during a report of the city’s annual audit. “The books that are kept match reality,” said Jensen. “While that doesn’t mean they are free from mistakes, they are being kept well.” Overall finances for the city in fiscal year 2024 have shown slight improvement. Income was up from fiscal year 2023 compensating for a general uptick in spending over the same period of time. Jensen said he believes the city, midway...

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A winter storm system dumped several inches of snow across much of the Bear River Valley last week, leading to hazardous road conditions and dozens of crashes, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. UHP Sgt. Jason Jensen reported that from noon on Feb. 13 through noon on Feb. 14, troopers responded to 39 crashes throughout Box Elder County. Most involved only property damage, though several resulted in minor injuries. One crash on State Route 91 north of Mantua led to serious injuries, with two individuals transported to a hospital. Jensen detailed a chain-reaction collision at that location, which began when...

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Representatives of Brigham City’s Rotary Club, President Randy Christensen and member Ken Kennedy, present a check for more than ,000 to Marci Hatch, secretary of the Box Elder School District Education Foundation, to help pay for the purchase of books for the foundation’s One District One Book program. The funds were raised through the Rotary’s 2024 Greatest Wild Bird Challenge and helped purchase a copy of “Jake Drake—Know It All” for every family of elementary school students throughout Box Elder County (inset). The Rotary Club will hold its Greatest Wild Bird Challenge fundraiser this year, May 9-10. The challenge includes...

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Under Utah rules, biting is flagrant misconduct that carries disqualification of the wrestler and any points he earned for his team, as well as earning a three-point penalty. Officials disqualified Simons, but the next day Craner was informed the decision had been reversed. “I was told that their [officials’] ‘investigation’ concluded that my wrestler didn’t react enough at the moment,” Craner wrote in an email. “I honestly can’t recall any instance in high school sports where a flagrant misconduct disqualification was overturned the next day. It’s baffling.” The case was investigated and reviewed by officials and the state rules interpreter....

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