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New pastor joins Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Ogden

OGDEN — A new pastor has returned to Utah to take the reins at a local church. Earlier this month, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Ogden introduced the Rev. Lisa Mensinger as its new pastor. "Pastor Lisa is a Lutheran and will remain a Lutheran as she leads our Episcopalian ...

Cox holds event for Great Salt Lake, water conservation bills

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it ...

Utah public colleges try three-year bachelor’s degrees

During the 2022-23 academic year, Utah public colleges and universities awarded 19,219 bachelor’s degrees. It was about 100 more than the previous year. But, the Utah System of Higher Education wants to see even better outcomes with a new system: giving students the option to get their ...

Ogden’s Sunflower Community Garden is looking to upgrade

OGDEN — The stewards of the Sunflower Community Garden — located at 1165 E. 30th St., behind Grounds for Coffee on Harrison Boulevard — are looking to elevate the project as it enters its 15th year of operation. A crowdfunding campaign was launched earlier this month with a fundraising ...

Southeastern fast-casual restaurant chain Vicious Biscuit coming to Utah

A small East Coast restaurant chain will be migrating its way west in the near future thanks to a Utahn's vacation. Representatives of Vicious Biscuit announced in a press release that the chain — currently serving South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida — will be opening at least five ...

Doctors probing mystery of Utah’s high prevalence of multiple sclerosis

Utah has one of the highest incidence rates of multiple sclerosis in the nation, and Intermountain Health physicians are trying to figure out why that’s the case. The neurological autoimmune disease affects more than 1 million Americans and is three times more likely to strike women, ...

Local farmer brings Utah-grown citrus to Weber-Davis area

OGDEN — Chad Midgley is passionate about local farming, but your average Utahn might struggle to define his produce as "local." That's because he has been redefining what's agriculturally possible in the Beehive State. Midgley grew up in Davis County and learned the tricks of the farming ...

$61 million in federal funding en route to improve Utah transit

The federal government is injecting almost $61 million for transit projects in Utah. The Utah Transit Authority is planning on using the funds mostly for maintenance programs. The money comes from a $9.9 billion federal funding formula distributed across the country as part of the Bipartisan ...

Hot springs enthusiasts argue for access to Ogden’s ‘hot pots’

OGDEN — The Weber County Sheriff's Office announced last month that it would be enforcing a no-trespassing policy — through a letter of agency agreement with private landowners — in an area where locals and visitors alike have accessed the Ogden River hot springs, located near the mouth ...