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Florence Parker Allen and her nephew Lyle Johnston, who takes care of her 16-acre farm at 5000 W. 1937 North in unincorporated Davis County, are seen Thursday. Allen is applying to a conservation board to be placed in an agricultural protection zone, which would protect her from nuisance complaints if the area around her farm is developed. (KENDAL RUSSELL/Standard-Examiner)

Rezone would shield two Davis farms from nuisance complaints

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 9:36pm

FARMINGTON — The owners of two certified Utah Century Farms in Davis County are applying to a conservation board to be placed in an agricultural protection zone.

It is the first time in six years such a request has been made in Davis County.

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The marker that will be placed over the capsule. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Roy celebrates 75 years by saving time in a capsule

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 7:52am

ROY — Appreciating the past and looking to the future is how residents and city officials celebrated the city’s 75th anniversary Saturday.

The city held a special ceremony and put together a time capsule with more than 20 items representing Roy. The capsule will be opened in 25 years at the city’s centennial celebration.

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Weber State University President F. Ann Millner poses for a portrait at her office in Ogden on Friday. She has announced that she will be resigning her position as president of the university, but that she will teach in the university’s Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Millner resigning as WSU president but staying to teach

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 12:03am

OGDEN — Weber State University President F. Ann Millner may be stepping down, but she won’t be leaving campus.

Millner, who has worked at Weber State for 30 years, including a decade as president, plans to teach in the university’s Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions.

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New regional shopping centers strong indicator of economic recovery

Mayor Steve Curtis, Steve Curtis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 10:46pm

“Being in this business for as long as I’ve been in it, it’s sort of like living in a town or a city before the war and then after the war and then during the reconstruction and then during the time that it sprawls out to the malls.”

— CARLY SIMON

Over the past 20 years, there has been a dynamic shift in the look and feel of the regional shopping center. This truth is emphasized with the completion of the “open-air” City Creek Center in Salt Lake City.

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Proposed budget: No tax increase, state agency cuts -- but raises for teachers a go

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 10:48pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah legislative leaders have finalized a $13 billion budget proposal that will go to lawmakers Monday without raising taxes or cutting funding for state agencies.

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Utah repeals 'forever' with pie-in-the-sky federal land suit

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 5:46pm

"The people inhabiting this State do affirm and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries hereof..."

-- Utah Constitution, Article 3, Section 2

When Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, is the voice of reason, the argument has gone off the rails. Utah suing the federal government to get Utah's federal land is one such train wreck.

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Students hang out in the new commons area at Layton High School on Tuesday. Renovations continue on other parts of the school as well. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Students enjoy socializing in Layton High's upgraded digs

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:41pm

LAYTON — With about 1,700 students sharing one lunch period, Layton High School, thanks in part to a $23 million two-phase construction upgrade, has a new cafeteria and commons area that allows them to eat and meet together.

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Foxboro Elementary in NSL might go year-round

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 6:41am

FARMINGTON -- As a result of significant growth, one Davis district school will likely go year-round starting next school year.

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Gov. Gary Herbert speaks with Bountiful High School students and media on the state’s budget on Monday at Bountiful High School. Utah’s economy has improved from the 2009 recession, said Herbert, who anticipates growth in revenue in both the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years. (ASHLEY FRANSCELL/Special to the Standard-Examiner)

Bountiful students hear call for 1% raise for teachers

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 12, 2011 - 11:36pm

BOUNTIFUL -- The setting was appropriate for the announcement.

Gov. Gary R. Herbert announced his proposed budget for the next fiscal year on Monday at Bountiful High School in a financial literacy class.

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Study: Davis, Weber coping with the 'new norm' of economy

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 6:28am

LAYTON -- With years of revenue losses in the U.S. economy, small and large counties across the country appear to be settling into a "new normal" of revenue, staffing and service delivery, according to a recent national survey.

"Coping with the New Normal: An Economic Status Survey of Counties" is the seventh survey in a series of biannual surveys conducted by the National Association of Counties to capture information about counties struggling with the current fiscal situation.

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WFRC prepares transit survey

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, October 3, 2011 - 11:46pm

The 2010 United States Census is finished, but now state transportation officials want a turn.

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WFRC plans West Davis Corridor to expand into Weber eventually

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, September 26, 2011 - 11:47pm

OGDEN -- The current extension of Legacy Parkway, known as the West Davis Corridor, runs from Centerville to just past the Davis County border, but it probably won't stop there.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Jodi Hutchinson teaches a health class at North Davis Junior High School in Clearfield recently. Because of higher-than-expected enrollment, class sizes have increased here and at other Top of Utah schools.

More students than expected enroll in area schools this year

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 11:42pm

FARMINGTON -- Davis School District expected an additional 900 students in its schools this year. Instead, that number almost doubled, and school officials scrambled to make room in already crowded classrooms.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Sierra RV, 1200 N. Main St., is expanding from 7 to 14 acres in Sunset. Davis County officials expect future growth at Falcon Hill.

RVvvving up: Company expanding in Sunset

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, September 12, 2011 - 11:30pm

SUNSET -- The expansion of Sierra RV is the first building block of commercial development expected to come Sunset's way in the next several years. Sierra RV, at 1200 N. Main St. since 1997, is completing an expansion that takes the business from 7 to 14 acres.

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Farmington growth in 'good shape'

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 11:28pm

FARMINGTON -- The rapid expansion of a commercial base in this city has local leaders excited about the potential revenue stream, but also wary of doing too much, too fast.

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