Davis County

OGDEN — Ten people in Weber, Davis and Box Elder counties were arrested last week as part of a nationwide roundup of convicted criminal immigrants, immigration fugitives and immigration violators.

Operation Cross Check resulted in more than 3,100 arrests nationwide, including 54 in Utah, according to information released Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The tablet could be just what the doctor ordered for the ailing newspaper industry.

The Pew Research Center’s annual Project for Excellence report indicates that the growing number of tablet computers and smartphones is contributing to an influx of people returning to traditional news sources, like newspapers, online. The growing use of social media has also led to more digital exposure to news stories through referrals.

We’ve seen this trend in our own analytics. Traffic to our mobile site has doubled in the last year, especially since we introduced an app.

The joke used to be the Davis County Democratic Party was so small they could caucus in a phone booth.

SANDY -- Utah home sales jumped for the eighth month in a row January, up more than 6 percent compared with a year ago.

FARMINGTON — Adding 2 inches of road surface over the length of the 7.2-mile Antelope Island Causeway is going to cost Davis County between $1.1 million and $1.2 million, based on contract bids received Tuesday.

But in case Davis County Public Works doesn’t have the funds needed for the project, which it budgeted at about $1 million, it also made the four prequalified contractors submit alternative bids to overlay the causeway with 1 1/2 inches of new surface, which would provide a slight savings to the county.

On Tuesday, the Davis County Commission opened the four bids submitted for the causeway work, with a final contract bid to be awarded at its 10 a.m. Tuesday meeting at the Memorial County Courthouse, 28 E. State St., in Farmington.

The Deuel Creek Trail is a beautiful hike up Centerville canyon that can be enjoyed during any season. The trail can be accessed on either the north or south side of the canyon with a kiosk marking each trailhead. Shade, granite rock and small waterfalls highlight the trail.

An ideal hike is to begin hiking from the south trailhead and return on the north trail. From the south trail kiosk, this pleasant, two-mile loop begins by following an old pipeline until it meets the creek at one-quarter mile. After the junction with the creek, the trail follows the cool and shady canyon bottom along the tumbling stream. The trail crosses the creek several times on bridges built and maintained by a Centerville resident. A wide variety of wildlife can frequently be seen along the trail.

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LAYTON -- While waiting for the arrival of materials needed to complete a project, Davis County's public works department lent its support where the help was needed.

Last week, cleaning crews from Layton and Davis County combined forces to clean up the detention pond area just south of Home2Suites, 803 W. Heritage Park Blvd.

"Eventually, that area will be a destination point in which many people will gather and enjoy what's around them," said Mayor Steve Curtis.