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Foster grandparent program helps teach Northern Utah kids to read

OGDEN — Nine years ago, Sue Carver was driving a school bus for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. During her shifts, she would stop by Heritage Elementary School to help students in her friend’s class learn how to read. One year, a foster grandparent came to the school to ...

Ogden School District OKs tax hike, second increase in a row

OGDEN — Ogden school officials have approved a tax hike that's meant to generate extra funds for special education programs. The Ogden school board unanimously approved the increase — which follows a tax hike last year — after a public hearing on the plans last Thursday that generated ...

Ogden and Weber School District students head back to class this week

You will probably see more kids and teens out and about in Weber and Davis counties. The end of summer looms and classes resume this week at Ogden School District and Weber School District schools. Classes start for most students in Ogden on Tuesday, with kindergarteners beginning on Aug. 29. ...

Virtual reality puts simulated scenarios in WSU nursing students’ hands

OGDEN — The scene was nothing short of chaotic. Victims from a bus crash were lying on the road, in the grass and in a field. Helicopters were flying overhead, ambulances were rushing to the scene with sirens blaring and lights flashing. People were crying in pain and pleading for help as ...

Davis School District, Izzy Tichenor family reach $2M settlement

FARMINGTON — Davis School District has reached settlements in two matters that had put a bright spotlight on the system and the treatment of students of color in its schools, including the 2021 suicide of a 10-year-old autistic student. The district reached a $2 million settlement with the ...

Brain tumor and back again: WSU graduate reflects on long road to graduation

OGDEN — Tess Wunderlich was shocked to learn the intense pain in her neck was being caused by a brain tumor. In 2016, she began having pain in her neck, so she tried treating it with massage therapy and chiropractic treatments. When the pain became unbearable in 2018, she visited an urgent ...

Ogden group seeking back-to-school supplies, hosting skating event

OGDEN — A new community group is hosting a gathering to collect back-to-school supplies for those in need. Free skating at Neptune Skating Rink in Ogden is also part of the deal. The Four 1 & All's Night of Nostalgia, as it's dubbed, goes from 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday at Neptune, ...