Box Elder News Journal

07/25/2025

It's TIME!! Please follow the directions carefully so that your darling little one(s) can be included in this year's Peach Days Baby Cover Contest! Submissions are now open. 👶🏻📷 Share with friends and family to get the word out, no extensions will be made!

07/23/2025

Election Note:

Bryce Coy has withdrawn from the race for Mantua Town Council, making a primary election for Mantua unnecessary.

Mantua voters will still be receiving ballots, but those votes will not be counted.

07/21/2025

ATTENTION PRIMARY CANDIDATES:

You should have received an email, sent to the email address you wrote on your candidate declaration form, asking for information and a photo for our upcoming election primer.

Because the declaration forms are handwritten and scanned, the email addresses written may not have all been legible.

If you are running for office in Box Elder County and did not receive this email, please contact [email protected]

07/04/2025

Are you dancing in the rain, holding down your parade spot? Did you attend a breakfast in the park? Did you dunk a cop? Show us your favorite photos from the holiday and be sure to include which city they were taken in! (Photos may be used in the next edition of the Box Elder News Journal.)

06/26/2025

Live feed of the BOLE motor test at Northrop Grumman in Promontory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3TfNZsCxDU

06/26/2025

For those waiting in the public viewing area at Northrop Grumman:

The static test of the BOLE motor has been pushed back to 12:25 p.m.

06/20/2025

Update on body found in April by Hwy 13

Brigham City police have confirmed through the state Medical Examiner that human remains discovered in April are those of a woman and are renewing calls for help identifying her as their homicide investigation continues.

The remains were found April 2 in a black plastic bag near 2600 W. Highway 13 by railroad workers clearing a construction area. Police, along with search and rescue teams and K9 units from Weber and Box Elder counties, secured the scene and conducted an extensive search. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition.

Investigators said the woman was between 30 and 50 years old and approximately 5 feet to 5 feet 6 inches tall. According to Brigham City Police, she is believed to be of European descent. A separate FBI ViCAP alert described her as white or possibly Hispanic and noted she had brown hair.

She was wearing an Original Cold Storage hoodie, a long-sleeve V-neck shirt, black leggings and black socks. A colored heart-shaped tattoo with lettering was found on her left upper arm, and a police artist’s rendition of the design has been released.

“We are hopeful a friend or family member of the victim’s may recognize this tattoo,” police stated in their original news release.

DNA from the remains has been submitted to a private lab for processing and results are pending. Brigham City Police are treating the case as a homicide and are urging anyone with information to call (435) 856-7023.

An alert about the case has also been posted by the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP). Brigham City police have confirmed to the News Journal that VICAP involvement is standard procedure in suspected homicide cases that may have crossed state lines.

06/20/2025

Power outage in Brigham City due to Rocky Mountain Power lines outage. According to the city, power should be restored in 30 minutes.

06/19/2025

Correction: In the story “County bestows high honors on duck hunter for saving friend’s life,” published in yesterday's paper, the recipient’s name was incorrectly given as Weston Leather Rowe; his correct name is Weston Leatherow. We also misspelled Christopher Pebley’s name, omitted that Leatherow pushed the boat 250 yards through knee-deep water, and mistakenly wrote that Pebley’s injury was in the back instead of the leg.

We regret the errors.

06/12/2025

The cancellation of the Box Elder Family Support Center Family Fun Day event for tomorrow has been announced.

🚨 Family Fun Day Update 🚨

PLEASE SHARE AND HELP US GET THE WORD OUT THAT IT"S CANCELLED.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are cancelling this week’s Family Fun Day. We have recently received some urgent needs at the center and must prioritize that support.

We understand this may be disappointing, but we are so grateful for your understanding and continued support of the Box Elder Family Support Center. Your involvement in our community means the world to us and allows us to help in times like these-- which is what we are all about.

We’ll keep you updated on rescheduling or future events as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience and for being a part of our incredible community! 💙

06/12/2025

The Perry City Police Department has issued a news release on a tragic incident that happened yesterday at Perry Park:

"On June 11th, 2025, at approximately 4:55pm Perry PD and Perry EMS personnel were dispatched to Perry Park, located at 2450 South 900 West, for a traumatic injury. On arrival Officers observed a very large tree branch had fallen onto two females, ages of 80 and 28.

Officers and Perry City EMS began providing lifesaving care to the 80-year-old female. Tragically, this woman passed away on scene. The other female was transported by ground ambulance to the Brigham City Community Hospital in serious condition.

Perry City, Perry PD, Perry EMS, and our community as a whole are heartbroken over the tragic and sudden loss of life. Our thoughts are with the family of those involved and we as a community are grieving with them."