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Davis Education Foundation effort leads to new shoes for 143 kids

CLEARFIELD — More than 140 kindergartners have cozy feet thanks to Santa Claus, the Davis Education Foundation and a pair of sponsors. As part of an annual initiative during the holiday season, Davis School District and Davis Education Foundation reps traveled on Monday to South Clearfield ...

Weber State honors 2,300-plus newly minted grads

OGDEN — More than 2,300 new graduates have been sent into the world — loosed on Weber County and the rest of Utah, anyway. Weber State University held its fall 2022 commencement ceremonies on Friday, honoring 2,332 graduates who finished their studies in the summer and fall semesters. ...

Ogden school leaders firm in plans to sell land amid calls to use it for parks

OGDEN — Ogden school officials are holding firm in their plans to get rid of four school-owned parcels despite the pleas of a park proponent that they slow the sale process. The City of Ogden has first dibs on the property per state law and the administration of Mayor Mike Caldwell is ...

American Prep eying vacant Pleasant View building to launch new school

PLEASANT VIEW — For two-and-a-half years, the ex-Capstone Classical Academy building in Pleasant View has sat empty, gathering dust and waiting for a new tenant. Two possibilities to fill the space at 3885 U.S. 89 have emerged, then faded. Now, a third would-be tenant is eying the empty ...

Future of surplus Ogden School District land focus of simmering debate

OGDEN — With 18.1 acres of Ogden School District property up for grabs, the administration of Mayor Mike Caldwell is proposing acquisition of about 13 acres of it for development into housing under the auspices of the city. The other 5.2-acre parcel, the site of the ex-Grandview Elementary ...

Weber State reorganization plans spark backlash from students of color

OGDEN — A contingent of Weber State students are asking the university administration to slow down in its moves to reorganize an entity focused on serving students of color, the Center for Multicultural Excellence. The organization, know as the CME, has been instrumental in helping them ...

Air Force, University of Utah enter into 5-year joint research partnership

Engineering students at the University of Utah now have the opportunity to collaborate with top minds of the U.S. Air Force in conducting research projects via a new partnership between the Salt Lake City institution and military branch. The partnership was birthed through the efforts of ...

Ogden man sees chance to expand parks with school property up for grabs

OGDEN — Steve Van Wagoner is on a mission. With the Ogden School District hoping to unload 18.2 acres of largely vacant land — including the sites where two schools once sat — he sees an opportunity to increase the amount of open park space in the city. To that end, he's been a regular ...