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Davis HS secretary charged with making $82K in unauthorized purchases

FARMINGTON — A Layton woman faces a felony count of misuse of public money for allegedly racking up more than $80,000 in unauthorized purchases on two Davis High School credit cards while employed as a secretary for the school. Kellie Wilko, 47, faces a single count of misuse of public ...

Redevelopment of ex-Ogden School District land edges out of starting block

OGDEN — With the Ogden School District decision to get rid of three parcels of property, plans to convert one into park space and another into a housing development are edging out of the starting block. The third parcel, the 5.15-acre ex-Grandview Elementary site at 3865 Jackson Ave., was ...

Master plan for Ogden’s Union Station sparking concerns, criticism

OGDEN — Questions and concerns simmer as the Ogden City Council mulls the master plan meant as a starting point for redevelopment of Union Station and the land around it. The Ogden Union Station Campus Master Plan, as it's called, provides an outline for redevelopment of the 29.6-acre ...

Health officials stress vaccination as virus season escalates

Officials from University of Utah Health on Friday said new COVID-19 vaccines should be available in the state as early as next week and they are very effective at keeping people out of the hospital with severe illness. “COVID has continued to evolve. It’s a very dynamic virus that ...

Methane-capture pilot program launches at former Weber County landfill

A pilot program is looking into the potential for alleviating a dangerous greenhouse gas as well as the potential for tens of thousands of former landfills to help generate electricity. Thursday morning, a ribbon-cutting was held for the installation of a PowerGen generator meant to take the ...

Event aims to entice Black students to seek health care careers

Intermountain Health and Black Physicians of Utah are hosting the second annual Medicine Immersion Day on Saturday in an effort to encourage Black students to pursue careers in health care. The event will be held at Intermountain Alta View Hospital, 9660 S. 1300 East in Sandy, from 10 a.m. to ...

Andersen to face Myers in Ogden City Council race after Gale’s departure

OGDEN — A day after the departure of an Ogden City Council candidate, election officials have confirmed a new matchup in the race. Levi Andersen, who finished in third place in last week's primary, will face frontrunner Shaun Myers in the November contest for the board's at-large seat C ...

Gale leaves Ogden City Council race a week after finishing 2nd in primary

OGDEN — Just over a week after the conclusion of this year's primary election, a candidate for Ogden City Council has announced she will not be seeking that seat anymore. Thursday afternoon, Lara Gale — who finished in second in the at-large seat C race — informed the Standard-Examiner ...