Bryon Saxton

CLINTON — A detailed Facebook post claiming Quail Pointe Veterinary Hospital staff are responsible for the death of Athena, a 13-month-old English mastiff, is drawing a large number of views.

But hospital staffers say the post being shared on social media is “full of misinformation” and they can’t wait to be able to tell their side of the story.

The post, under the name of Athena Justice, tells how Summer Thatcher, of Salt Lake City, took her dog to the Clinton veterinary hospital April 9 for what was supposed to be a procedure to spay her animal.

“Eight hours later Athena was dead, drained of blood and missing an organ (spleen). We are seeking justice for Athena’s death,” reads a post on Thatcher’s Facebook page.

FARMINGTON — Illustrator Val Chadwick Bagley will be part of this year’s Davis County Summer Reading Program.

The Davis County Commission has approved a $200 agreement with Bagley to make four instructional appearances during the county’s summer reading program. Bagley, a popular cartoonist, will provide youths with instruction on how to illustrate and draw, said Chris Sanford, director of the Davis County Library.

FARMINGTON — If Davis County hopes to host national BMX racing events, a redesign of the Legacy Events Center campus in west Farmington is needed.

On Tuesday, the Davis County Commission approved a $2,320 amendment to a design contract already in place with MGB+A the Grassli Group, a Salt Lake City firm, which is in the process of completing design work for a $302,000 four-field soccer complex at 151 S. 1100 West, Farmington.

WOODS CROSS — HollyFrontier’s Woods Cross Refinery has submitted plans to the Utah Division of Air Quality to further reduce its emissions as part of its effort to secure permitting for expansion of the facility as part of its “modernization project.”

OGDEN - Accused police killer Matthew David Stewart hanged himself with a bedsheet in his Weber County Jail cell early Friday, County Attorney Dee Smith said today.

Jailers checked on Stewart one hour earlier, Smith said. He termed the watch on Stewart as "vigilant."

"Suicides in correctional facilities are a microcosm of our society," Sheriff Terry Thompson said.

Smith and Thompson took no questions after announcing Stewart's death.

Earlier today, defense attorney Bernie Allen said Stewart's family told him the death was by hanging.

CLEARFIELD — A “snapshot” of a soon-to-be-released Davis County Community Health Assessment reveals few county residents smoke, but many do not buckle their seat belt while driving or wear sun screen when outdoors, based on 2012 statistics.

An introduction to the information contained in the comprehensive health assessment was shared Tuesday with Davis Health Board members.