2022-02-16 E-Edition

The road less traveled?

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Data shows Valley View Highway is more dangerous, except during winter months

Editor’s note: While technically inaccurate, this story refers to U.S. Highway 89/91 as Sardine Canyon due to its widespread use. The actual route of Sardine Canyon, between Brigham City and Wellsville was abandoned in 1960 following the construction of the current highway through Box Elder Canyon, Dry Canyon and Wellsville Canyon. Although incorrect, referring to the highway between Brigham City […]

BRHS softball team seeks policy change to honor fallen coach

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The Bear River High School girls’ softball team is hoping to honor a long-time coach, who died from COVID-19, but a Box Elder School District policy prohibits “memorial plaques, mock headstones, etc.” on school property or “memorials by school sponsored groups during school sponsored activities or during a school day.” According to Carly Miller, who addressed the Box Elder School […]

School board welcomes new member following boundary changes

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Clyde Wohlgemuth was named as the eighth board member to the Box Elder School District Board of Education Wednesday, making it the largest school board in the state. Wohlgemuth was appointed after redistricting created new school board precincts, which put two board members in the same precinct, leaving one without representation by a resident living within its boundaries. By law, […]

Willard continues working on planned development ordinance

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The Willard City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday to receive input on the city’s long-suffering master planned community zone ordinance, but it’s unlikely to be the last word on the issue, since the city council opted to schedule a work meeting to discuss the ordinance, and hold another public hearing on the proposed ordinance. In continued […]

School district reveals plan to spend nearly $2M on capital improvement projects next year

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Projects to improve school safety given top priority

Nearly $2 million in capital improvement projects for the fiscal year 2023 budget was approved by the Box Elder School District Board of Education Wednesday, with projects designed to improve school safety put on the top of the list. Director of Facilities Corey Thompson listed each project in terms of a four-tier priority system: extreme priority– Facility safety and prevent […]

Changes to filing deadlines signed into law by Gov.

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Election 2022

Governor Spencer Cox last week signed into law a bill that changes the filing periods for running for elected positions. The bill, S.B. 170, changes the candidate filing period from March 7 through 11, to Feb. 28 through March 4, a full week earlier. “The caucus night this year falls on the second day of the filing period,” said Sen. […]

COVID-19

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Box Elder County Transmission Index

Thanks for support in time of need

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Editor: The Honsvick and Florence families would like to express our deepest love and gratitude to all the police, EMTs and first responders who arrived at our home the night of Jan. 31. All of your selfless, loving care and attention during my mother’s most desperate time of need will forever be remembered and appreciated. Your fight for her life […]

Time is short to save America

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Editor: Are you tired? I know I am. The past year has been constant turmoil: new laws, mask mandates, sex taught in schools to young children… it goes on and on. We can’t begin to keep up with the changes, and that is the plan. Biden opened gates of Hell when he stopped construction of Trump’s border wall. Every country […]