2022-05-04 E-Edition

Children’s Justice Center celebrates new home

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New building will help deal with county’s increasing case load

Box Elder County’s Children’s Justice Center (CJC) officially unveiled its new Brigham City home on Friday, April 29, with a ribbon cutting and speeches from local and state officials fighting to protect sexually and physically abused children. The center’s new home is literally an older home, now restored and renovated, offering young victims of abuse a relaxed atmosphere where they […]

Perry City 2021-2022 budget meeting projections, with some revenue sources outpacing expectations

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Council approves amendment to help purchase, refurbish new city hall building

Perry City’s current budget for the fiscal year ending June 30 is more or less on track with projections, according to a report offered by city recorder Shanna Johnson at Thursday’s council meeting. “This is looking through March, so we’re 75% through the fiscal year,” said Johnson. “We have collected 109% of the revenues. We have collected most of the […]

Council simplifies, amends Perry accessory dwelling ordinance

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The Perry City Council simplified and eased some requirements in its housing code on Thursday, passing amendments that would bring it into compliance with state law, and also encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to increase housing supply. The first proposed amendment dropped a requirement mandating that accessory dwelling units be made of the same materials and design […]

COVID-19

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Box Elder County Transmission Index

Perry rejects zone change request

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A zone change request by a the owner of a 30 acre parcel located on the southwest corner of 1200 West and 2200 South was rejected by the Perry City Council at Thursday’s meeting. The request was to allow either for quarteracre lots within the property, or for the granting of a conservation subdivision, with the open space requirement to […]

Additional case of avian influenza confirmed in Cache County

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An additional case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in Cache County on Thursday at the Zootah facility in Logan by Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) officials. Zootah closed their facility down as soon as the case was confirmed and is under a state-ordered quarantine procedure. Utah has seen multiple cases so far this year, and […]

Bill targets robocalls

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While there’s seemingly little that Republicans and Democrats can agree on these days, a group of four Congressmen are uniting to strengthen the ability of private companies to trace robocalls. Utah Representative John Curtis (R-UT-03), along with Bob Latta (R-OH-5), Mike Doyle (D-PA-18), and Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) introduced the Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act, which provides protection for providers who […]

Brigham City financial planner named Best-In-State by Forbes

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Tyler Anderson, a Brigham City financial advisor with Edwards Jones, has been named a 2022 Best-In- State Wealth Advisor for Utah by Forbes. Anderson, who has been a financial advisor with Edward Jones for more than two decades, has lived in Box Elder County since 2001, when he and his wife moved their family to the area due to the […]

Business briefs

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Customer service seminar set The Box Elder Chamber of Commerce has organized a seminar for Thursday, May 12, to help businesses that are dealing with continuing worker shortages. Troy Lamb, an employment specialist with the Utah Department of Workforce Services will give the presentation, “Customer Service on a Skeleton Crew” from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Bridgerland Technical College, 356 […]