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Hooper City Council candidates discuss campaigns, visions for serving

HOOPER — A large race for City Council is shaping up in Hooper City. Eight candidates are vying for two at-large positions on the board. The Standard-Examiner reached out to the candidates to discuss their reasoning for running as well as their vision for the position. Cindy ...

Brad Wilson mustering support from Utah politicos in possible Senate bid

House Speaker Brad Wilson may still be deciding whether he vies for the U.S. Senate post now held by Mitt Romney, who's similarly weighing his options. But the Kaysville GOPer is already mustering backing from a broad range of Utah political leaders, including several Weber County and other ...

Mayoral candidates pitch visions for Ogden-Hinckley Airport

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of six questions posed to Ogden’s seven mayoral candidates. OGDEN — The future of Ogden-Hinckley Airport is on the table during this year's election. From questions over hangar leasing practices to the recent loss of commercial airline ...

Biden discusses veterans, PACT Act in Salt Lake City visit

Making his first visit to the Beehive State as president, Joe Biden spent time Thursday addressing a group of invited guests at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City. In remarks to the crowd, Biden celebrated the anniversary of the PACT Act's ...

North Ogden City Council primary features seven vying for three spots

NORTH OGDEN — Seven hopefuls are vying for three spots on the North Ogden City Council this election cycle, with one of them to be eliminated during primary voting, which culminates on Sept. 5. Two incumbents are among the hopefuls — Ryan Barker and Phil Swanson. Five others are seeking ...

Forums to feature city council candidates from North Ogden, Hooper and Roy

A trifecta of city council candidate forums around Weber County is on tap for next week. The League of Women Voters of Weber County is hosting public forums for city council candidates hoping to serve North Ogden, Roy and Hooper. First up will be the Roy City Council candidate forum at 6:30 ...

Ogden officials OK change to homeless ordinance; no crackdown afoot

OGDEN — Ogden officials have approved change to city code governing homeless encampments aimed at making the rules easier to enforce. No push to crack down on the homeless in the city is afoot. Rather, the aim of the change — approved 6-1 by the Ogden City Council — is to update language ...