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Show 'ti'iiif rif i igLu t News SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 1998 County begins plans for new Monument Information Centers BLMs introduces new bidding process for horse adoptions Approximatety90 wild horses into the care and welfare of the and XO burros will be available animal they wanted, had their for adoption through competi- - horse orburro sorted and loaded less time at the bid on April 4, 1998 at the . quicker, and spent " Washington County Regional the adoption. ; Park (across from Quail Creek BIM Wild Horse Specialist reservoir oh Utah Highway 9k V. Gus Warr, said, The pri All 1998 Utah adoptions will mary purpose ofthe rule change use the New BLM Competitive , was to allow the public more Bidding process due to a regu- - , control in eelectingthe animals lation change on March 7 1997, they choose to adopt and to to the regulation change low them to establish the value BIM conducted several types of a wild horse or burrow The of adoptions including (1) oral base fee for adoption is $ 125 for bidding, (2) sealed bidding, (3) each freeze branded animal" The pilot projects indicated silent bidding and (4) lottery. Public response to these piiots an average price of approxi-wa- s overwhelming in favor of, mately $200, with 6 animals the silent bid process. It was ' having a higher price and the found that bidders were able to bulk of the adopted animals ' . khoooe thd horse or burro they T See AUCTION, Page 7 preferred, took more interest . al-Pri- or - '. - .wide in terms of beautification and improvements." Chamber- lain will be in Kanab again on April 14 at 1 p.m. at the Court- house. Mark Cole Brown received a t salary increase. The County Commissioners approved a recommendation by Pratt, Road Supervisor, Deon Mecham be moved that from a Class 2 to Class 3 opera- tor to replace retiring Bill Commissioners also approved a road project de- - Crime Continued from Page 1 February 5, 1997 Alex Bybee confesses to Deputy Allen Johnson of killing Lance from a Las Vegas mental health facility. I 7,-199- .. 7 Alex Bybee accompanies a team to the location, and directs officers to the specific site where remains were discovered. multi-jurisdiction- al July ' t Bybees bail be raised to $50,000. Judge Heaton denied sayingthat he had no authority to set bail in the case that had been assigned to Judge Mclff. Bybee is currently free on $20,000 bail and living in Las Vegas with his fa- ther. r - April 3rd, 4th, ' ' Byfeees defense counsel ap- peals Judge Mclffs suppression decision to the Utah Supreme ss- Breakfast Ser-Hollida- - ' March 20, 1998 The Utah Supreme Court decision, signed by Chief Justice Michael Zimmerman, denied the petition for interlocutory appeal. tencing at the proceeding,- - - Lunch . - Fri, Sat, Sun . $4.95 Tender Sirloin Steak bits served with hash browns, topped with Bob's country gravy and 2 eggs, toast or hot cakes. , .....Patty Melt ' Dinner. 5th ' $4.S5 Delicious Patty Melt served with lettuce & tomato and French fries. Steak & $12.50 Shrimp 12 oz USDA Choice Aged Ribeye with 3 Jumbo Shrimp, choice of potato, tossed salad or soup and Daylenes homemade dinner roll. ' Prom kids are encouraged to ItSVP to guarantee seating! Emma's Homemade Cream Pie Banana Chocolate Coconut Slice $1.50 Whole Pie $8.00 y. See COMMISSION, Page 6 Covboy Breakfast Court. Alex Bybee enters a condiKarlin Myers and Floyd Holmes, request that Judge Mclff sup- tional plea of guilt to intentionpress Alex confession to Deputy ally or knowingly causing the Johnson and all resulting inves- death of Lance Guevarra. The tigation thereof. At issue is condition is that Alex is reservrewhether the 17 .year-old'- s ing the right to challenge the allowance of his confescourts quest for his father to be present during the confession, which was sion. denied, actually constituted a request for counsel under the May 15, 1998 Miranda rights. . Sentencing scheduled. County Attorney Winchester told Judge Mclff that he anticipates sevJanuary 18, 1998 District Court Judge K.L. eral statements will be made by Mclff denied Bybees defense Lances family regarding senrequest-to-suppre- ( ir an-Lou- is JUNIOR PROM SPECIALS December 1997 Bybees defense attorneys March 30, 1998 attorneys - - riv-The- Hours 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday thru Sunday Kane Count) Attorney .Colin 'February 1998 - Winchester requests that - . t monu-Shrive- r, MKMIMWbiiaKBanaBWaBMMI 17, 1997 A I f . However the government will have water rights in the ment if the rivers pass the preliminary designation. A compre-atin- g hensive report is needed on each designation for Remarkable Value i.e. geological, recreation, scenic, wildlife, etc. Kane County needs to be involved with 14 rivers questioned on the Virgin River Drainage and now 38 ers in the Monument, Tom Hatch, Panguitch, said he will check and see what the state can do to help. He reminded everyone that the state passed a tight budget this year. Paul Cox, Jessica Reese and Shauna Frost, LongValley Close Up, requested financial help for their trip to Washington D.C. Altogether 18 students are par- ticipating. Commisioners voted to donate $500 toward their trip. Michael Gentles request for insurance coverage for the nuallOKwas approved. The 10K will be May 9, 1998. Fred Colburn was appointed to the Glen Canyon Special HOUSTON'S Judge Kirk Heaton ruled in the day long preliminary hearing that there was sufficient evidence and probable cause that Alex Bybee committed the felony offense of murder. the confession. I ' signed by JonesDeMille. Karen Glazier was appointed to compile a list of possibilities for volunteer service for the Vol- unteer Center of Kane County, Jim Matson, Grand Staircase Escalante Monument reviewed the study on Sustainable Com- munities for Kane County. Ac- cording to the study, the average income in Kane County has dropped since 1991. .There is a need for a County ClearingHouse and for an Entrepreneur Center, The Commission will schedule a meeting with the Travel Council Board to go over the report rec- ' ' ommehdations. Mike Noel, Water Conservancy District, reported that there are 38 Wild and Scenic Rivers in the preliminary designation in the Monument. The Conservancy District had anticipated the need to study the Virgin River, but need more money to conduct their own study with experts of the National Monument. If they are designated the Federal Govern- ment will have reserved federal water rights. President Clinton said no reserved water rights. Houston's Trails End Restaurant 32 East Center Kanab, Utah i February - nation center. Chamberlain stated we need to look county- 5-- f By Carol Sullivan Randy Chamberlain and Rick Habitat, gave a pre- sentation on marketing and ere- an image for visual eye and curb appeal at the March 23 Kane County Commision meeting. Habitat has designed for Disney, Veyo, Colorado, shopping malls, etc. Their spe- ciality is visual merchandising, presentation was on pos- sibilities for the Monument In- formation Centers and for Kanab City as a tourism desti- - - t i 4 |