Show 2B Sunday November 1 1 Standard Top of Utah 998 COUNTY LINES iL but adjacent to the rehabilu Traffic advisory Travails Department of Transportation A summary of read construction projects scheduled for this wees 4 or for outside the Salt 0 ConLake area (800) ditions are also available on the 965-410- Rollover accident sends man to hospital 492-240- d PERR Y - A 27-Roy man was in stable condition at Ogden Regional Hospital Saturday night after rolling his 987 Ford Ranger three times on Interstate 5 near the Perry Port of Entry A Box Elder County Sheriff dispatcher said Robert T Strickland was ran off the road at 7:40 am Saturday Strickland w as first taken to the Brigham City hospital but was later transferred to Ogden Regional Hospital by ambulance The dispatcher said Strickland was wearing a seat belt which probably saved his life Damage to the pickup w as extensive he said The accident is under investigation y ear-ol- 1 1 Lawyers earn kudos for work anti-violen- ce Lt Governor Olene Walker honored member of the Box Elder County Bar Association for their work against violence in the home on behalf of the U tah Domestic Violence Advisory Council The council w orks to prov ide a statewide elTort to eliminate physical psychological and sexual violence in homes and families The bar association established a Tuesday Night Bar in Brigham City to provide free legal assistance for victims of domesticviolence During the meeting w here the award was presented on Wednesday 173 flags were displayed on the South Lawn of the Capitol in representation of the number of protective orders filed in Brigham City in 997 1 Commissioners approve new drug policy BRIGHAM CITY - Box Elder County commissioners have workplace policy after years in the making Peggy Madsen county personnel director said the policy provides for random drug and alcohol testing of county employees when they are on duty Employees are also subject to testing after an accident on the job If an employ ee is found to have any illegal drug in their system he or she w ill be immediately terminated If a Blood Alcohol Content of 04 percent or higher is found the employee will be terminated Similarly a 02 percent BAC will result in a reprimand and possible termination Employees w ere notified of the policy in August It went into effect Oct 13 and drug testing will begin Nov adopted a drug-fre- e 1 DAVIS COUNTY: Hill reserve unit receives $24 million HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- Two construction projects at the 419th Fighter Wing worth S24 million were recently approved as part of the 999 National Defense Authorization Act wing officials said Thursday The projects will give the Air Force Reserve unit a new building to prov ide storage for munitions handling equipment and an addition to an existing building and training mock-up- s missiles that will become a maintenance facility for ir Construction on the maintenance facility addition began Oct 1 9 w ith completion slated for mid-Ma- y The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to complete design w ork on the S 9 million storage facility next August after which contractors w ill be able to bid 1900 West in Ogden: Midland Drive to Weber River - Widening and reconstruction continues Midland Drive to Utah Power will be completely closed for paving until further notice A r Brigham City to County Line - Concrete grinding and smoothing for 10 miles Southbound traffic is reduced to one lane at all times from 7 pm each Sunday night until 7 am the following Friday morning All lanes open for the weekend Expect delays especially approaching the merge Operations will cease for the winter: all lanes will be open Work will resume in the spring Expected completion is spring I B 5600 South in Roy: 1900 West to 3700 West - The structure was substantially complete and open to traffic Friday Crews will be on site for 3 more weeks completing final work Modetails and clean-u- p torists can expect lane restrictions and traffic impacts during this time Pedestrian access is available on the overpass Expected completion is sometime this fall 2-- Blue Creek to Howell C Concrete resurfacing for 10 miles Paving is complete Traffic has been switched traffic is in the westbound lanes and eastbound traffic is in the eastbound lanes St The proposed plant is set to be built on 48 acres at 870 S 000 West about one mile from the business's current location in the 1 Freeport Center City Planner Kent Bush said the site plan originally pitched by Utility Trailer officials was tabled a few weeks ago after commission members had questions with transportation concerns on 1000 West No one opposed the site plan Bush said but commission members feared that having a total of three exits and entrances on 000 West in such a small area could create a public safety concern regarding truck traffic Utility T railer is the largest manufacturer of refrigerated in the world The Clearfield business employs about 550 workers That number is expected to increase to 800 workers once the new plant is built 1 semi-traile- WEBER COUNTY: Gang unit investigates shooting OGDEN - A Ogden resident was treated and released from McKay-DeHospital after being shot once in the chest Friday night Julio Romero was hit by gunfire in front of an apartment complex in the 300 block of Grant Avenue about 11:30 pm e 1 Ogden Police Lt Randy Watt said the victim fired back at his attackers Romero was also hit in the head with a bottle during the altercation The Weber Metro Gang unit is investigating Bomb turn out to be a Kiss? OGDEN - A Layton man was arrested after allegedly putting a fake bomb under the front of his car Friday afternoon Police say the suspect Steven I Martinez first approached his and tried to get her to talk to him After she went into a nearby store he placed a box with two D cell batteries and wires coming out of the top under her car and left Police called the Hill Air Force Base bomb disposal unit to diffuse the device in the 300 block of 28th Street and evacuated nearby homes and businesses The box turned out to contain $50 in one dollar bills and a Psycho Circus CD by the band Kiss The 36- - ear-ol- d suspect was booked into the Weber County Jail on charges of threatening a life a third-degre- e felony He was released Saturday after posting $5000 bail UPCOMING EVENTS: BOX ELDER COUNTY A public meeting of The Friends of The Bear River Refuge will be held at 7 pm Nov 2 at Zion's Bank basement meeting room 98 N Main St Brigham City The board of directors will report on past current and future Friends business Hawkwatch International will feature live raptors and refreshments will be 7 ext 5 served For more information call Y EBER COUNTY Human sexual orientation w ill be the topic of Mac Madsen Assistant Professor of Health Promotion at WeberState University He will speak at 7 pm Monday in the Weber County 1 723-588- E Fn gn m Ut tru SCI sai lu w Hi bl wl sr Bi B r dc H h la B a a - A railroad crossing closure located at 200 South and South Mam will be in effect until further notice back-westbo- lanes are Both westbound closed with periodic single-lan- e closures during work hours is still restricted Eastbound to one lane at all times Passing is restricted withir the project area Spwd limit reduced to 55 mph No wide loads Expected completion is sometime in November ten-mi- le D Riverdale Road in Ogden: 700 West to 300 West -- Bridge replacement and widening continues Two lanes open each direction but narrow No wide loads These restrictions will be in effect through the - winter Periodic lane closures possible during work hours Expected completion is July 2000 E Ogden 12th Street to Box ElderWeber County Line - Overlay and bridge repair for eight miles Paving is complete All lanes are open to traffic Crews continue final work on the shoulders barriers guardrail etc Periodic lane closures are possible during the daytime hours for this work Speed limit reduced to 55 mph Expected completion is November F Uintah to Mountain Green - Rehabilitation and repaving on five miles of 4: Save up to $12000 lawsuit Glass Act waive up $120 00 of jour Insurance Deductible Free Mobile Service & Free State Safet) Inspection Call for Details will to Glass Act The Associated Press - K East Snowville to Hansel Valley All lanes are open to Traffic is restricted to one lane each direction through the canyon for the duration of the project One lane is open each direction The inside lane of eastbound and westbound are closed Expect delays especially near the interchange of and US-8- 9 Expected completion is in summer G SR 891-8- in South Weber - Traffic signal installation at east and bound off ramps All ramps are open Equipment installation continues The widening of the is comp eastbound plete This is a separate project off-ram- - L and Pioneer Road Intersection widening improvements west of tween Ogden and Plain and be- City excavation and installation of equipment Expect lane restrictions detours west- A cou- arple living in this mostly-rurea has sued the Minidoka County Commission alleging a livestock ordinance violates personal property rights Dale and Teresa Graham filed the lawsuit in August over the ordinance which allows five pigs or other stock animals per half-acr- e in agriculture and residential zones The couple for years has raised pigs on a subdivision lot about 3 miles outside of Rupert County Commissioner John Remsberg said Friday the county’s intent is to balance the rights of rural homeowners w ith those trying to make some money off small livestock operations The lawsuit alleges the ordinance violates Idaho's Freedom to Farm Act and personal property rights The Grahams were issued a misdemeanor citation this year for violating the ordinance But their lawsuit claims the ordinance should not apply to theln because their farm predates it by more than a decade The couple's attorney Mark Ingram said the county cited them after complaints from a few neighbors in the Grahams' subdivision which includes several other backyard livestock operations Until the county passed the ordinance there was no limit to what people were allowed to do in rural subdivisions Remsberg said Most new subdivisions have or will have strict covenants And housing developments were never intended to become a testing ground for small livestock operations A few project animals or riding horses is closer to what developers and home buyers had in mind Remsberg said But sweeping changes are unfair to the Grahams and to an entire group of residents trying to make ends meet with a few dozen head of stock Ingram said The county should have crafted an ordinance addressing health and safety threats from truly shoddy operations he said al ProvtVOrra 373-872- 6 Salt Lake 533-884- rm lemrm 4 mukvini $15995 '0 ' SB Remove Dust Control Allergies Improve Indoor Air Quality We Clean Swamp Coolers Air Conditioners Dryer Vents Chimneys and delays during daytime work hours The temporary signal will be installed the week of Nov 2 Expected completion is in spring & ENTIRE HOUSE DUCT CLEANING INCLUDING FURNACE (Up to 20 vents including cold air CALL Toll 1 Free rev's' DR1 77-DUCT (382-837- 1) Your main channel for Top of Utah News just got better 4-- Channeling a wave of traffic to Web sites in the Top of Utah1 Library Auditorium Madsen's lecture is entitled "Understanding Homosexuality: A Brief Review of the Demographical Psychological Biological and Theological Implications Pertaining to Sexual Orientation" Included in the presentation will be a discussion on hate crimes and the effects of homophobia The public is invited to the free lecture C - Standard-Examine- r staff 4 Ct di tv B d k v ti ii s ti a P SR-12- 6 Crews continue Interchange 4 traffic The reduced speed limit has been removed Crews continue final details Expected completion in sometime in £(ID oncFTTcmraogn Couple files hog RUPERT Idaho CLEARFIELD - For the second time the Clearfield City Planning Commission will review the proposed site plan for the new S20 million Utility Trailer Co manufacturing plant The hearing will be at 7 pm Nov 4 at City Hall 140 E Center We-he- J Clearfield - 1 Hearing set for proposed trailer plant at Cherry Hills in H SR-27- 3 North Davis County - Widening and plant mix seal from Cherry Hills toward KaysviHe The minor work scheduled for this fall is complete All lanes are open The major work wiU resume next spring Expected completion is spring Web UDOT site: http:wwwsrexstateutus 1 air-to-a- non and resurfacing project orj from Uintah to Mountain is Green Completion expected for fall TVaffic For information on road or traffic conditions call the Utah BOX ELDER COUNTY: 1 POO |