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June 16, 2023 | Vol. 2 Iss. 24
Covering Your Community
Annual Junior Livestock show
Youth have an opportunity to show their animals. page 7
MORGAN COUNTY NEWS Since 1929
Display in library captures essence of Utah women past and present By Olivia Rees s community members visit the Morgan County Library, a new sight awaits them! A display of Martha Hughes Cannon is stretched across the entrance of the library giving everyone an opportunity to appreciate and learn about this influential woman who was a skilled physician, ardent suffragist, progressive public health reformer, and most notably, the first female state senator in the United States. Born in Wales, Cannon immigrated to Utah with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As information provided by Better Days tells us, she was deeply impacted by the deaths of her baby sister and father which led to her aspiration to become a medical doctor at a time when women rarely even pursued secondary education. In response to Brigham Young’s encouragement for women to enter the medical field, she enrolled in the University of Deseret, now the University of Utah, at age 16 to fulfill the pre-med requirements. Cannon then went on to earn her medical degree from the University of Michigan and a pharmaceutical degree from the University of Pennsylvania where she was the only female student in that program. During those years, she also became heavily involved in the
‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski dies at 81 Theodore Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, killed at least three people and injured dozens during a bombing spree that spanned the 20 years from 1975 to 1995. Famous as an anti-technology hermit whose “manifesto” laid out his views on how modern advances were leading to global destruction, Kaczynski managed to elude law enforcement for decades, leaving taunting notes along the way. Eventually, relatives recognized some of the language in these notes as his, and turned him in. He avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty in 1998 and was remanded to the Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. He was discovered unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead shortly thereafter. His death has been ruled a suicide.
CANNON on page 2 A DISPLAY OF Martha Hughes Cannon is stretches across the entrance to the library.
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MHS student prepares for future with an internship at Weber County Sheriffs' office
Gas prices rising – again Last year’s inflation-led high gas prices are returning across the country, with Idaho currently seeing some of the highest average prices in the west. The summer driving season is often marked by rising prices, but rising oil prices are being blamed for the recent spike. On average, the price of a gallon of regular has increased 21 cents from this time last month across the country. After the momentary relief of lower prices in recent months, many are dreading the potential for another painful driving season.
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Former President Trump arraigned in Florida For the second time this year, former president Donald Trump has been indicted. This time, however, the indictment is on federal charges. As Trump is the first president in U.S. history to face federal charges, the path forward contains a lot of unknowns. Reports are that he plans to plead not guilty, which will presumably lead to an eventual trial. That trial is not likely to be scheduled until after the trial resulting from his first indictment in New York is completed. It is possible that such a schedule would place the federal trial too close to the 2024 election to be scheduled.
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enior year of high school can bring opportunities to prepare students for their future careers. This was the case for recent Morgan High School Graduate, Harrison Farmer. For the first time at MHS a criminal justice class was offered during the second trimester of the 2022/2023 school year. Taught by social studies teacher, Kari Raeburn, Harrison was excited to take the class since that was the field he planned to go into. After talking to Raeburn about an opportunity at the Salt Lake State prison as an intern, Harrison decided the commute didn’t financially make sense. The two then discussed some connections that Raeburn had with the Weber County Sheriff's Office. After touring the prison and learning about the different areas in the sheriffs' office, Harrison started an internship during the third trimester of school, with the Weber County Sheriff's office. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays his fifth and sixth-hour classes became a time for him to leave campus and work as an intern with the sheriff's office. He worked in every possible area that he could, starting in the corrections area. While working in booking, he interacted with people who had just been arrested. He said he was impressed with the level of respect suspects were shown as they went through the booking process. Harrison was able to go with school resource officers to one of the high schools in the county. While there, he learned how officers need to look at the whole situation they are involved in.
NEWS BREAK
Denver Nuggets win NBA title
SHERIFF CORY STARK and School Resource Officer Deputy Neil Green presented Harrison with the Utah Sheriff’s Association $500 scholarship.
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The powerhouse Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Denver to claim the first title in franchise history in Game 5. Despite a poor shooting performance early, the Nuggets rallied to a frantic finish to avoid extending the series. The victory was marred by violence, however, as a shooting within a mile of the arena injured at least nine people, three of them critically. Police have not determined whether the shooting was related to the celebration that filled downtown streets, but it is a stark reminder of the frequency of such incidents.