$1.50 January 20, 2023 | Vol. 2 Iss. 03
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Local gym spotlight
This month’s focus on health features two local gym locations.
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MORGAN COUNTY NEWS Since 1929
Utah Jazz seeks training help from local youth
NEWS BREAK Newspaper receives backlash over omitted parts of MLK speech A Maine newspaper has apologized for publishing a heavily redacted version of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The paper omitted parts that link systemic racism to poverty and received a deluge of backlash from readers.
Elon Musk could face trial over Tesla deal that never happened In 2018, before Elon Musk was making headlines for running Twitter, Musk tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private – but a deal never materialized. A trial over the risk he brought to shareholders could further tarnish the CEO’s reputation.
Engineers constructing 3D-printed home THE UTAH JAZZ COACHES reached into the community for youth volunteers to help demonstrate plays while training. See story and more photos on page 2.
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Morgan SUP Chapter inductions and recognitions
A team of designers and engineers in Houston is constructing a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed home. They think of it as a pilot project in pursuit of building cheaper, well-designed multifamily homes.
40 people, including children killed in attack on Ukraine More than 48 hours after one of the worst attacks on civilians since the start of Russia's war, rescue workers in Dnipro, Ukraine, say that time to find survivors may be running out. Officials say at least 40 people, including several children, were killed in the attack.
What's the #1 thing to change to be happier? A top researcher in the field says it’s not getting a raise or working on self-care. For true long-term happiness, says the director of the world’s longest-running study on the subject, tend to your relationships.
Temps drop to 58 below in world’s coldest city
Alan Turner, SUP Area Vice President, swearing in the 2023 members.
The city of Yakutsk in eastern Siberia, which is generally considered to be the coldest habitable city with recorded temperatures, has recorded a temperature of negative 58 degrees Fahrenheit in the last week. The region is noted across the world for its extremely cold temperatures during winter months, but this year’s winter has been extreme even for Yakutsk.
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n Monday, the Morgan Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers gathered for their monthly luncheon, catered by Larry’s Spring Chicken Inn. Annual business was conducted with Alan Turner, SUP Area Vice President, swearing in this year’s chapter board members including the 2023 SUP Chapter President Van Nelson. He is replacing outgoing president Howard Hansen. After the induction of new officers, the chapter recognized this year’s Morgan High School Pioneer Essay contest winners. All essays are submitted by Mrs. Gwen Romero’s English classes and ranked by a panel of five outside judges. There were more than 60 essays submitted this year. Romero, who was in attendance for the presentations, has been teaching at the high school for 27 years. She addressed the group expressing how important this contest is in helping her students research their ancestry. During this process, the
Deadly plane crash in Nepal
Three students, Chloe Clark, Londyn Elmer and Isabella Lenthe, won awards for student essays. Courtesy photos
students come to understand the values that helped their pioneer ancestors survive often very difficult challeng-
es that came with pioneer life in the 1800s. She commented that most of the
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Pokhara, Nepal was the site of the country’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years. Nepal, which is often known as the “ceiling of the world” due to its location in the Himalaya mountains, is a particularly dangerous place for flying. Unpredictable weather and visibility issues often created difficult flying conditions. Of the 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines flight, 69 bodies have been recovered.