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Weber State picked to finish 6th, 7th in Big Sky preseason football polls
OGDEN, Utah, July 21, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Weber State was picked to finish sixth in the Big Sky Conference football standings this season by the league’s coaches and seventh by the media in preseason polls released Sunday. Defending Big Sky champion Montana, which advanced to the FCS...
Proposed fee increase for Arizona Strip would give recreation areas a needed facelift
ST. GEORGE — While more people than ever are frequenting camping resources on the Arizona Strip, user fees have remained unchanged for over 25 years. However, in recent months, the Bureau of Land Management has been gathering public input to determine whether this needs to change. The Arizona Strip...
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Utah's Straw Test Crackdown
Utah is known for many things—beautiful mountains, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mitt Romney—but it truly distinguishes itself when it comes to notoriously ridiculous alcohol laws. While the state's so-called "Zion Curtain" has widely been considered one of the dumbest booze rules in America, it turns out there is no limit on inane drinks laws in the Beehive State. In fact, state regulators have recently upped their bureaucratic ante by cracking down on bartenders who use a "straw test" to sample cocktails before serving.
Utah Hikers Confused by Missing Lake
Usually, when you set out on a trail called Twin Lakes Trail, you expect a pair of lakes. However, some hikers in Utah didn’t find a pair of lakes at the end of their trail; they found a drained reservoir instead. Though confusing and disappointing for hikers who didn’t know what was going on, there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for the missing Utah lake.
Governors urged not to ‘tear down’ bipartisan leadership group
It’s been a year since Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was elected as chairman of the National Governors Association and launched his “Disagree Better” campaign. At the time, Politico columnist Jonathan Martin pointed out that the NGA, which he described as a “once-vital forum for common ground,” had appeared to have “fallen prey to polarization,” noting […] The post Governors urged not to ‘tear down’ bipartisan leadership group appeared first on Colorado Newsline.
Utah woman dies, man injured in Idaho motorcycle crash
SPENCER, Idaho, July 22, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A female passenger on a motorcycle died when the male driver lost control of the vehicle near Spencer, Idaho. Both were from Weber County, Utah. The incident happened at 10:51 a.m. Monday, on Interstate 15 near milepost 179.1, a statement from...
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