$1.50 March 29, 2024 | Vol. 3 Iss. 11
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Girls softball pitch perfect Morgan High School team has a great start to the season.
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MMS and MHS do well at state science fair
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organ Middle School held their annual science fair in February on the school level. The students worked hard on all their projects and moved to the state competition. Those who placed on the school level in Math, Physics and Astronomy: First Place, Xavier Cornelius; second place, Kalin Orn. In Earth and Space first place, Jett Weeter; second place, Karson Howe; third Place, Caide Grose. In Botany: first place, Sterling Wilde; second place, Chanson Robinson; third place, Jacob Nielsen. In Energy and Computer Science: first place, Jonathan Newton; second place, Talon Carter. In Energy and transportation Jack Bennett won first place; in Chemistry Ava Jones won first place; in Social Behavioral Ambree Winterbottom, first place and in Zoology Bailey Gubler also won first place. Fourteen students participated at the Ritchey Science Fair at Weber State University on Thursday March along with students from Morgan High School. The students worked hard this year and it showed. MMS Students represented Morgan very well and brought home $900 worth of scholarships to Weber State University this year. The three MHS students who attended brought home three medals in addition to winning $1,700 in scholarships and $250 cash. More photos on page 7
(NPR)—Six people are presumed dead after Singapore-flagged, Maersk-owned cargo ship, Dali, crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning. The U.S. Coast Guard ended its active search and rescue Tuesday night and transitioned to a recovery mission. JARRETT WEETER won 1st place, winning a $400 scholarship and $75 cash. He also won two other awards one for the thermo Fisher junior inventors and one for the NOAA's Taking the pulse of the planet award.
New de-influencing trend has emerged
(NPR)—It's common to see influencers on social media try to convince you to buy new skincare, clothing, books, gadgets and more. But in the past few years, a new trend of de-influencing has emerged. As these de-influencers gain popularity, what started as a backlash to advertising could have real benefits for the environment. De-influencing encourages people to buy less stuff and use what they already have.
NBC has dropped its newest contributor
(CNN)—NBC News on Tuesday ousted former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, just days after her hiring as a paid political analyst sparked intense backlash from the network’s top television anchors over McDaniel’s role in subverting the 2020 election and attacks on the press.
Why are Costco’s hot dogs still $1.50?
AMBREE WINTERBOTTOM won an excellence award in social/ behavioral.
BAILEY GUBLER won an honorable mention award in zoology.
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Storage facility approved for Mountain Green By Linda Petersen
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organ’s county commission has approved the site plan for a new commercial storage facility in Mountain Green. Wildcat Storage will be located on lots 5833 and 5843 West Canyon View Place which are south and west of the corner of West Old Highway Road and West Canyon View Circle. The 3.93-acre facility will include 13 buildings, 12 of which will be for storage units. The 13th will serve as an office for guest services. The facility will have five parking stalls, one of which will be ADA compliant. The storage buildings will be constructed of colored concrete block masonry exteriors with metal coiling doors. The office structure will also be masonry and metal. At the Feb. 22 Planning Commission meeting resident Ward Brinkerhoff spoke in support of approving the facility. “I have used these facilities extensively, facilities owned by Wildcat Storage and personally found them to be well- operated, clean, fair-priced and [with] security cameras everywhere,” he said. “I was excited to hear that they're coming to this county because I have family members, young family members, that while they're trying to figure out how to buy housing here they need to store things. So that’s a good opportunity to have that available and so I as a resident of the county wholeheartedly support the development of that 4 acre parcel down the road from Morgan.” At the March 12 county commission meeting Commissioner Matt Wilson expressed some concern about how snow would be handled on the property. “We have a serious concern with snow and we keep approving these places with no snow storage,” he said. “I’ve been talking to our Public Works and they can’t keep removing snow the way that we're going. So whether we have to change our ordinances or what, we need snow storage on these site plans.” County crews only plough public roads and the county does not regulate how private sites handle snow removal, As-
(CNN) —Inflation has touched nearly everything these last few years. But Costco is holding the line on its hot dog-soda combo price. Costco’s hot dog deal, sold at its food courts, is still priced at $1.50 – exactly what it cost in 1985, before the Great Recession, the housing crisis, the pandemic and the latest bout of decades-high inflation. Costco’s $1.50 combo is a strategic decision, known as a loss-leader: The company is willing to lose money selling the hot dogs at that price so long as it helps Costco draw in and retain customers.
Kate Middleton announces cancer diagnosis
THE NEW WILDCAT STORAGE to be located in Mountain Green will provide storage options for Morgan County residents.
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sistant County Planner Jeremy Lance responded. Regardless of that, Wilson said he was concerned about sites with very tight space and no snow storage.
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After days of feverish speculation about the location and condition of the Princess of Wales, she revealed that she was undergoing treatment for cancer following a January surgery that had resulted in the diagnosis. Middleton is not revealing the specific nature of the cancer she is being treated for, and the family has emphasized that she deserves a reasonable amount of privacy as she deals with the medical situation. The same approach was taken by King Charles, who was also recently diagnosed with an undisclosed cancer and is undergoing treatment as well. The situation has generated apologies from a number of media figures who promoted conspiracy theories about Middleton in the wake of a photoshopped image. It has also driven record numbers of visitors to UK cancer information websites.