Show V ’4 S t ’ ' i Vi § I 4 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday March In brloff Pag3 Wofk on connecting USU parking lots south of US 89 almost complete needed of Rand The 400 500 North and 700 East when construction crews encountered intersection POCATELLO Idaho" (AP) — Although it held its owe throughout much of the 1998 legislative session Idaho Conservation League officials believe they safifered their mqjor set- By Miriam iWT wfUBf Work is wrapping up on the last of a series of underpasses connecting parking lots south of US Highway 89 to the Utah State University campus All that remains on the 400 North-70- 0 back within weeks of the opening gavel League issues director Scott Brown ays believes the measure exempting the mines from state groundwater quali- ty standards in certain circumstances has the potential for environmental pedestrians and bicyclists found in groundwater around active mines as tag as the miners have used best management practices in extracting the ore Environmentalists urged lawmakers to reject the rale arguing that contami-nstio- u can migrate from mining sites in groundwater that is all but impossible to Work on the underpass closed 700 East between 400 and 500 North to traffic over the past year and narrowed US Highway 89 to two lanes for months East underpass is The 400 North-70- 0 one of four connecting parking lots on the south side of Highway 89 to the main campus and was perhaps the most purify again The $(640000 project originally r Morse That work should be done within the month clearing the way for 700 East to reopen ring substances as pollutants when unexpected difficulties As soon as construction crews clear the area the city will open 700 East to traffic again Logan City Engineer Mike Meacham said The street was closed between 400 North and 500 North to serve as a staging area for construction of serious accidents involving cars rerouting a walkway to feed into the tunnel said Campus banner Wendell Quali-t- y at North-70- 0 alL sorely East intersection also gets heavy pedestrian traffic from students walking to USU and has been the site of a number East underpass is landscaping and rule will not consider naturally occur- planned as a covered overpass complete with elevators at the southwest comer of the campus was approved and money funded by the Utah Transportation Commission years ago But after a round of public hearings equipment “The only reason we closed it was for convenience of construction" he said Meacham said there had been discussion about making the change permanent and n conceptual plan provided by the university shows a at the end of 700 East at 400 North But for now foe city has deferred action on the plan and once the staging area is no longer needed 700 East wffi be opened again Morse said But USU planners and city engineers are still debating what to do about the on the proposal the project was switched to a underpass sending designers back to the drawing less-cost- ly cul-de-s- ac board while workers lowered the parking lot on the south side of 400 North at 700 East After that the Utah Department of Transportation pushed the project's completion date back several times Malfunction causes TOOTLE (AP) — An equipment malfunction forced the temporary rfuitdown of an incinerator to the Tboek Chemical Agent Disposal Facility near here was supposed to and that no agent leaked outside furnace or into the envi-Warheads being destroyed at die facil- ity are drilled open and the chemical agent drained The liquid is burned in a separate furnace The warheads which always contain some residual nerve agent are fed into a metal pn(tipcineratocr tv effort probethat measures bow much kgeaf ha4 been drained from the warhead malfunctioned and the partially filled warhead was fed into the metal parts incinerator Apondos " meats at 6:15 pjn Wednesday in City Hal 288 N Main 8L The agenda Includes: Considering a neighborhood council onflnanoe amandmantto raduoa Vie number of oounds from nine to five Hridtog a pubic hearing on a budget adkiatmant a 836780 appropriation from the water and sewer reserve to Vie water and eewer utility fund for participation In Palltti of Utah malnllni tflttntton Holding a pubic haaring on a request I from Qusatar to mzone a lot atlho aouttieaat oomar of 1000 N 600 West to public from Industrial aa requested by ttm Logan Planning Com- 1500-square-fo- ot y -i naadtogootrespondsnoe Getting high on blades t Gd a local nows tip? Cal City Edtorjfflka Wennergren nrl 3Kpffi2-212-1 Teen admits cousin if & ! thence He disputed ha characteriza- tion of the Utah party saying there is a black Republican who is on foe party's recruiting committee and feels comfortable in foe party “We are a big tent if you believe in basic Republican Fkrty principles If you don’t then no there may not be room for you in the tent" Stokes id s-- Duane Bourdeaux Lake In the past it has had one black representative Robert L Harris of Qgden and one black senator Tbny Williams who served from 1982-8- 6 first in foe House from D-S- ah “I was too conservative for Salt Lake City and then in the them" she said When she moved to Utah shortly thereafter she decided to state Senate Williams ran unsuccessfully for die US Senate as a Democrat in 1986 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s weeki cannot be Mamed only on El through May) hasn’t even started Nino-inducdisturbancea The yet" spring allergy season is getting an is due to heavia also pollen-fille-d air thanks in to tins start Anything above 50 grains in a year roily put than usual rains that fell last spring El Nino period is considered extreme “We’ll have a short break because normal in than andsumma tenyeranirea Higher January and February caused trees — 'V:' Monday's snowstorm cleared die of the snow but as soon as it dries Including elms cottonwoods cedars air and pushed foe pollen count down out and gets warm (the pollen) will to 33 Howeva last week’s pollen start all ova again" Maw said and sycamores — to bud early ' counts And things can be expected to get "What tends to tail ranged from 400 grains to a little soona is when the temperatures whopping 1767 grains said Carol worse for dlergy and asthma sufferare somewhat above normal and Maw clinic administrator in charge ers who react to grass growth in foe foe summer followed by weeds in the we’ve had a lot of westerly flow' of monitoring pollen counts which tends to be a mild pattern and Intermountain Allergy and Asthma fall The amount of pollen they will that's because of El Nino" said Bill Clinic in Salt Lake City generate is proportional to the "Our pollen counta rarely 8b ovet amount of precipitation this spring Alder meteorologist in charge of the National Weatha Service’s Salt Lake 300 for foe trees and I’ve already which already is off to a good start had foree days this yea that are ova with last month being the third Ctyioffice 300 and the season (which runs wettest February in Utah Bui the high pollen counts of recent ed t continue to challenge James Bybee's " confession ! ' Bybee's plea came Monday the day he was to go to trial before 6th District ' Judge KL Mclff for the staying of Lance Guevarra It was just two weeks after the Utah Supreme Court decided i Bybee's confession to Kane County Sheriff's Deputy Allen Johnson was admissible as evidenep Mclff will sentence Bybee on May IS' for foe felony which carries a prison term of five years to life V sat up In his driveway 1991 he has not met Tyler and feels badly that she’s dropped out of Allergy season has come in early Big first-degr- ee si 4 V 'SEKSHSiB?SS5 ramps Water man has pleaded guilty to munta : cousin in an agreeing his ment that will allow defense attorneys to iesticJuse Utah has one black legislator out of 104 lawmakers Rep as a conservative Democrat in Fry TTnnturrrt lenSil ilmimal KANAB (AP) — An FranMn County 8heriffDon Backatead Id figures Igf a Sunday story about nestle abuse came from the Pratoon lice Department and may not be an urate redaction of too county's staffs-- would you do that?” Tyler said "When you tell a white person you are a Republican they can’t understand eitha” ' Tyler is originally from Mississippi where she said she lost an election or the state Legislature can they ask you why Why f Planning a tand-raieReviewing the annual work plea -Dtecuaslng the water quality survey Hearing a report from Vw dtotrict become a Republican But she said she didn’t find herself very welcome in font party eitha Spencer Stokes state Republican Party Executive director said a Continuing a public hearing on the narka and teotaalion master dan Indud- big landmark design recommendations Holdng a public hearing on a ganaral plan amendment to community design - ? requssmsres Holdng a pubtie hearing and voting on a resolution to support Industrial revenue i bonds tor ISE and LMC The Franklin Sol and Water Conservation Dlatriot meets at 7 pjn Wednesday at the dkbfet olllos 98 E 800 North Preston Agenda Items Include: DtaoMta oonMivalion Dim c -Reviewing the financial statement 3 - Dlacuaslng psndtog buabisaa : t Planning the Division V nesting J Hearing a report from Kathy Weaver -Addressing a budget request torfunds for the year 2000 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deidre Ann Tyler a black Republican who filed to run for the state Saute said Utah's GOP “certainly is not a big tent” and has pulled out of the District 11 race Tyler said she withdrew from seeking ha party’s nomination to ran against incumbent Sen Eddie Valley because Mayne she lacked the fluids and to face a primary challenged Duane Ibcsak But she said Monday that she didn’t feel foe Utah Republican Party welcomed those who either look differently have different opinions on what is a Republican "When you tell a Mack person (in Utah) that you're a RepubliD-W- L EXL3023 Idaho Falls and Jennifer Bennett 22 of Preston Black woman is out of race blames GOP down" Pettebone said -- not having it and have found other alternatives” said Toiy Moore USlTa parking and transportation services director Utah where he has also had some problems McKenzie said “It caused a flare in temperature which tripped the emergency shut- ' open although most people haven’t realized it yet It's a free lot and no permit is required "We’ve had it dosed for so long people have just gotten used to Tyler Hensley 29 of Preston pleaded guilty to accessory to Franklin County Prosecuting delivery charges He was senAttorney Jay McKenzie said tenced to force to five years in arraignment hearings for three of prison Also a withheld judgment eight people charged with drug on a previous burglary charge offenses were held in tire County against Hensdy was revoked He had pleaded guilty to the Courthouse on Friday Dustin Bennett 22 of Preston charge and was on probation The burglary senpleaded innocent to charges of tence was reinstated and both delivering a controlled substance sentences will tun concurrently A jury trill was scheduled for The court also fined Hensley May 18 Bond reduction was $1000 and required him to pay denied and he remained in cus$750 reimbursement to the court tody this morning on an $80000 pay $1500 in restitution to the bond city of Preston for the cost of the Damon Maddock 30 of investigation plus additional Lewiston pleaded innocent to court costs conspiracy jto manufacture AoaignmeufhearingS'fotf other methamphetamineiHis jury trial peodk ndngtfcug changes me set ms j set for JufyjjljBoridasacCto taApriHfrfcaMaiiHedfcifc 12 $75000 and a reduction request of Preston Dwight Beyler 35 of was denied Maddock is from Idaho Falls Angela Janes 35 of deadly nerve agent Pettebone said the system did what it er ar Herald Journal staff report Facility spokesman Jon Pettebone said the incinerator's safety shutdown sequence was triggered early Monday morning after a partially drained MC-- 1 bomb was fed into the incinerator and caused a temperature fluctuation The bomb contained about 60 pounds of -- ' where islands difecting traffic through foe foree-wa- y intersection were tom out when 700 East waidofod "We'll review it to see if three's a better way to redirect traffic than all those lumps and bumps" Meacham said Meanwhile the pedestrian underpass has opened and some students have even been using the tunnel to cross US 89 since last quartet "It’s actually a little closer now and a whole lot safer” Morse said And the 163-cparking lot at the foot of Old Main Hill southofU--S 89 is also Suspects arraigned on drug charges incinerator shutdown In this 1 Road safety projects wrap up Conservation group suffered early setback The Division of Environmental 31 1998 24-ho- ur fa k mb i a L ! |