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Masks are required in all counties with high transmission rates of COVID-19, now including Weber and Davis county. Photo credit: Utah Department of Health

New COVID-19 guidelines are released for Utah

Braxton Brownlee October 26, 2020

The Utah Department of Health and Governor Gary Herbert announced new COVID-19 guidelines on Oct. 14 after a daily average of 1,204 new infections per day last week. The guidelines took effect Oct. 17.As...

Do you know your news?

Marisa Nelson June 18, 2020

1.) Ogden has announced plans to reduce electricity and natural gas consumption by the year _____. a. 2021b. 2025c. 2030d. 20232. Coronavirus has killed over 115,000 people in the U.S....

How a pandemic affects Ogden's Historic 25th Street

How a pandemic affects Ogden’s Historic 25th Street

Adam Rubin April 20, 2020

Historic 25th Street in downtown Ogden looks a lot like an old-fashioned Main Street, U.S.A., with locally-owned shops lining both sides of the street and business owners watching out for one another when...

The upcoming book sale for Weber County Libraries will be held at the new location, Roy's Southwest branch, for the first time this week. (Photo courtesy of Weber County)

Stocking up on from the stacks

Adam Rubin February 26, 2020

Weber County Library’s Used Book and Property Surplus Sale will be returning on Feb. 29 for the semi-annual event, and — for the first time — the sale will be held at the Southwest Branch...

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Head-to-head for the crown

Caitlyn Nichols October 11, 2019

Nine students from Weber State University are among the 12 total candidates in the Miss Weber County Scholarship Pageant this year. These nine women are Hailey Slone, Shyanne Smith, Kaycee Dall, Hailey...

US Attorney John Huber speaks to and fields questions from students at the Wildcat Theater. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

U.S. attorney lays down the law

Hannah Olsen September 19, 2018

“Civil, or what I would call uncivil, disobedience,” said U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber, "is a fad." In a talk that kicked off Constitution Week, Huber stressed that citizens feel the...

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Better commutes, better living

Colton Heward August 20, 2018

Imagine you are running late leaving home, class is starting in 10 minutes and you are frantically looking for a parking spot so that you won't be late for class. We have all been there. The rough...

Young women hold a photograph of a loved one lost at a suicide prevention candlelight vigil in 2015. (The Signpost Archives)

Suicide rates climb, Utah’s rates among the highest in the U.S.

Doug Manifold September 15, 2016

Suicide is a growing problem in both the United States and Utah. According to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 43,000 people in the country commit suicide each year.The...

Jim Harvey and Caitlin Gochnour debate at Weber State University on Thursday, May 26. (Source: Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics and Public Service)

Republican Primary to decide Weber County Commissioner spot

Brooke Facer June 13, 2016
The last leg of the Weber County Commissioner race is underway.

Bigfoot is a Utah bro too

Nathan Cragun October 29, 2015

As a young eight-year-old boy, anything at night can scare you. That's why my dad's decision to tell me about Bigfoot was a horrible one. Unless he really wanted me spending the next dozen nights or so...

WSU PREP holds closing celebratory ceremony

July 26, 2015

On July 22, 69 students, their family members and staff of Weber PREP gathered in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms to participate in the closing ceremony for the 8-week long summer camp. The camp covered...

A Point-in-Time count helps the homeless

February 1, 2015

Volunteers armed with clipboards, flashlights and care bags scoured Ogden's streets early Saturday morning in search of homeless dwellers in the final day of the Weber County Point-in-Time Count. In...

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