CACHE COUNTY – During a public hearing on their proposed 2026 budget, members of the Cache County Council got another earful of complaints about tentative plans to close the county library for local residents.

Those complaints came mostly from female residents of Providence, who enjoy close proximity to the county-run facility at 15 North Main in Providence. But residents of Logan, North Logan and Hyde Park were also on hand to voice their support for continuing funding of the library.

In their comments to council members, Emily Waterson and Hannah Mortensen of Providence both expressed that the loss of library access would be personal to them.

The proposal to cut the County Library’s meager funding of $235,000 a year is part of an effort by County Executive George Daines to cope with a

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