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Use the information below to write a news story. Use all the most important information, discarding the rest, in an inverted pyramid/ summary lead format.
Write for tomorrow’s paper.

Slug: master plan

The Logan City Council has finally received a final version of a master plan to govern growth and development in Logan. The plan has been on the drawing board for nearly three years. It is intended to impose “a comprehensive, consistent and rational approach to help the city plan for growth.” That’s what City Zoning and Planning Board Chairman Herbert Jones said when he met with reporters before Monday’s meeting of the city council. Council member Louise Brown applauded the master plan document. “Growth in Logan has been like a runaway freight train,” she said. “At last we will be able to respond intelligently to development in the valley.” The plan includes a dedicated downtown business district to attract new business with tax incentives, green-belt areas that restrict development, and planned residential areas along transportation corridors. The council will now begin several weeks of review and deliberation on the details of the master plan. Several public hearings are planned to solicit citizen input and reaction.

Slug: Accident

According to reports, there was an accident yesterday afternoon on Highway 89/91 in Wellsville. Apparently, black ice on the road was the cause, the report said. At about 4:20 p.m., a dark blue Dodge van was slowing to turn left from the northbound lanes of route 89/91. The driver, Chereese Grummund, d.o.b 1/14/75, of 1209 N. 400 W., Hyrum, was turning into the Trailside convenience store to buy gas. The driver of a recreational vehicle behind Grummund apparently didn’t see her van until tragedy could not be averted. The RV driver was Nelson Haverford, d.o.b. 11/23/31, of 12 Saddleback Cir., Preston, Id. The camper ran into the rear of the van, which flipped over. It slid into the southbound lanes of Hwy 89/91, but an oncoming Chevy Geo driven by Robert Murphy, d.o.b. 7/25/85, of 1720 E. 1800 S., Orem, Ut, managed to avoid hitting it. Murphy jumped out of his car and helped other people from the convenience store get Grummund out of the van. She had contusions on her face and head and complained of neck pains. She was transported to Logan Regional Hospital by ambulance. Haverford and his wife, Gertrude, d.o.b. 6/19/43, and their granddaughter, Bertrice Haverford, d.o.b. 10/20/83, of Preston, were uninjured. Their camper was totaled, though. Grummund was cited for operating a vehicle without working brakelights or taillights. Haverford was cited for following too close. Haverford told officers that his camper skidded on ice. (Source: Cache County sheriff’s reports)

WAIT! When you’ve written that story, rewrite it with this new information (below), which you just got from a last-minute call to the Sheriff’s office. File BOTH complete versions.

Slug: Fatal Accident
Grummund’s daughter, Candace, d.o.b. 1/4/06, apparently was riding in the rear of the van but not in a car seat or seatbelt. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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