$1.50 Aug. 25, 2023 | Vol. 2 Iss. 34
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MORGAN COUNTY NEWS
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New bridge opens by Morgan County Fairgrounds By Ethan Hoffmann
NEWS BREAK Historic Tropical Storm Hilary drenches west
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he bridge spanning the Weber River, connecting East Young Street and North 500 East Street, was finally completed, Aug. 18. Citizens were greeted by an array of first responder vehicles including a firetruck, ambulance, and police cars. An American flag was hung on the firetruck ladder in honor of the occasion. Citizens parked their cars in the middle of the road and walked to the bridge in preparation for the ribbon ceremony. The afternoon speech was given by Mayor Steve Gale. During his message, the mayor thanked all those who had taken part in the ongoing project: construction workers, first responders, county officials and more. After the speech, Jerry Pierce retrieved a pair of abnormally large scissors and the mayor cut the red ribbon. Applause followed and those that attended were rewarded with a traffic cone stress toy, or a light keychain memento to celebrate the occasion. Residents were then directed back to their vehicles so that they could take turns crossing the bridge following the mayor. l
(LA Times) Hilary is the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. The unprecedented storm flooded roads, toppled trees and forced a rescue by bulldozer of more than a dozen older residents trapped by mud in a care home Monday as it moved northward, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Hilary had lost much of its steam and only vestiges of the storm were heading over the Rocky Mountains, but it warned that “continued life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding” was expected over portions of the Southwestern U.S., following record-breaking rainfall. Forecasters said the threat for flooding in states farther north on Monday was high across much of southeastern Oregon and into the west-central mountains of Idaho, with potential thunderstorms and localized torrential rains on Tuesday.
Spain wins Women’s World Cup over England
MAYOR GALE CUTS the ribbon to open the new bridge
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Local woman places second in world fitness competition By Verlene Johnson
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he second most fit woman in the world for 64+ is Morgan’s own, Dava Jensen. Jensen has always tried to stay physically active since her late teen years with running, lifting and soccer. Although she claims she wasn’t very good at sports, she said she still loved playing sports. Her mom would say she always has to be moving and just having fun. About 10 years ago, when the Crossfit craze hit Morgan, Jensen joined the Crossfit Unknown. After being encouraged by her Crossfit Unknown family to become the best version of herself, she decided eight years ago to join The Crossfit Games. The Crossfit Games is an annual fitness competition that extends from February to August and is intended to discover the fittest people in the world. The first stage of the competition is called The Open. The Open is where people from every corner of the world are welcome to test their fitness and see where they stack up across the world. Most people who attend Crossfit
JENSEN on page 2 DAVA JENSEN on the podium after winning 2nd place in The Crossfit Games.
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(AP) Spain won its first Women’s World Cup title less than a year after a player dispute, managing to hold off England 1-0 on Sunday after a first-half goal. The victory made La Roja the first team to hold the under-17, under-20 and senior world titles at the same time. Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women’s World Cup and joins Germany as the only two nations to win both the men’s and women’s tournaments. At the end of the match, the Spanish players celebrated in front of their goal until the trophy presentations, where they kissed the trophy and raised their arms in victory. The English team was trying to bring a World Cup back to England for the first time since 1966, but fell just short.
Visitors urged to stop posing nude
(CNN) A British farm has urged visitors to stop posing naked for photographs in its field of sunflowers. The owners of Stoke Fruit Farm on Hayling Island, off England’s south coast, issued the unusual request on social media, having noticed a growing number of visitors stripping naked to pose for pictures among the blooms. In a post on Facebook earlier this month, the farm wrote: “Reminder to all we are a family area, and please keep your clothes on in the sunflowers! We are having an increase of reports of naked photography taking place, and this must not happen during our public sessions, please!” Sam Wilson and sister Nette Petley run the farm that their grandfather set up. It comprises 350 acres, producing wheat, peas, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, sweetcorn, hay – and sunflowers. Wilson told CNN Friday that there had been about six incidents of people stripping off among the sunflowers since the field opened to visitors at the end of last month.