$1.50 March 8, 2024 | Vol. 3 Iss. 08
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County celebrates 10 years of vote-by-mail
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Ninth graders dissect sheep brains at Central Davis Junior High Page 11
SaltCon Spring brings out love of games
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SPORTS
LANDON CHISM, BOUNTIFUL (22) spikes the ball across Davis blockers Kack Bennett (L) and Brigham Garber in the first UHSAA sanctioned Boys Volleyball match. The Redhawks took the win 3 games to 1, March 5, at Home.
State Champs!
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REACHING FOR THE PRIZE: The Bountiful High School Girl’s Basketball team reach out to touch the First-place trophy after winning the State 5A Girls Basketball Championship against Wasatch High School at the Huntsman Center Friday, March 1, 2024. The Redhawks won 62 – 35. See story inside page 7.
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Education funding, tax cuts and two major league sports combine for successful session By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com SALT LAKE CITY—The 2024 Legislative Session ended last Friday and a lot happened over those 45-days. From education to water – bills ran the gamut. Some were controversial and met with resistance while others sailed right through. Over all, Senate President J. Stuart Adams thought it was a successful session. “We funded education one more time,” he said. “We made a 5% increase to the WPU (Weighted Pupil Unit) and funded a record half billion.” The legislature also made another tax cut this year, he said. “We’ve cut taxes again, again, again and again. It’s the fourth year of tax cuts. We reduced income tax from 4.65 to 4.55. It started out at 4.95 four years ago down to 4.55 this year. These small tax cuts equal the most tax cuts in the history of the state.” Adams said they also put funding into infrastructure and continued to work on energy. “We’re trying to drive down energy prices. People are feeling that at the pump.” Utah had the lowest priced electricity in the nation this last year, he said. “That’s because of Please see LEGISLATURE: pg. 2
Boys volleyball gets underway in a new era By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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fter several years of being part of the club ranks in high schools, boys volleyball has now emerged as a newly-sanctioned sport this spring within the Utah High School Activities Association. And, there’s plenty of buzz around the addition to the spring sports lineup. “There is such a great excitement around boys volleyball in the state of Utah and it’s great to see it finally making its appearance underneath the high school umbrella,” said Bountiful High boys volleyball coach Sarah Chism. Viewmont High coach Karl Lippa agreed. “There’s a lot of excitement among the kids for this first year of being sanctioned and they are beyond grateful Please see VOLLEYBALL: pg. 9
DAVIS BEAT PODCAST FEATURES BHS MENS VOLLEYBALL COACH
SENATE PRESIDENT J. STUART ADAMS believes the combination of things the legislature was able to accomplish brings a better quality of life for Utahns. The 2024 session ended March 1.
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The introduction of a new high school sport in Utah – boys volleyball – began this week for Davis County schools. On our Davis Beat podcast, we interview Bountiful High boys volleyball coach Sarah Chism about what the sport means to so many players, as well as to the schools. She discusses the growth of the sport and where she sees it going in the future.
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