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Published May 13, 2021 at 9:43 AM MDT Listen • 5:13 / The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that the Logan and Cache County area has achieved Clean Air Act standards for fine particulate pollution for the first time since 2008. This story and more in the Thursday morning news brief. Thursday morning, May 13, 2021 State Will Ending Federal Pandemic Benefits Get People Back To Work? Utah announced Wednesday it will opt out of federal pandemic-relat...

For the 2021 municipal elections, 23 towns and cities will participate in ranked-choice voting, a form of electing candidates that eliminates the need for primaries.

KSL TV HYRUM, Cache County – For two nights a week over four months out of the year, the Stang Aquatic Center in Hyrum, Utah, is home to one of the best high school water polo teams in the state: The Cache Valley Kraken. Their offense is straight-up fire, and theyve got a defense maybe even better. One of the key pieces to that defense is their senior goalie, Benjamin Lehnig. Hes 6-foot-3, with a wingspan nearly as long. Benjamin is good, treading water almost half his life. But heres the thi...

Woodland Hills, Utah County Advocates of ranked-choice voting, which is also known as an instant runoff election, view it as an election alternative that could help improve voting participation because it offers a better possibility for lesser-known candidates to be considered. In Utah elections to date, winners are determined by most votes received, even if an individual doesnt receive more than half of the votes in an election. In ranked-choice voting, all of the candidates are placed on a ba...

Table of Contents Online, Mug Shots Are Forever. Some States Want to Change That. Dustin Gawrylow, left, whose mug shot once circulated online after he was arrested but not charged, voices opposition to a ballot measure in Bismarck, North Dakota. The state is one of six where lawmakers have discussed legislation that would stem the publication of mug shots before a conviction. Tom Stromme The Bismarck Tribune via The Associated Press After a weekend in the Burleigh Count...

Good Monday morning, Utah! Thanks for reading “The Rundown.” Got a news tip? Some interesting political gossip? Just want to chat about politics? Send me an email or find me on Twitter @SchottHappens. Get this email delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up for free here. Curtis says Cheney is right that the 2020 election was legitimate, but he may support her ouster anyway Rep. John Curtis agrees with Rep. Liz Cheney. He agrees the presidential election was legitimate, and Rep...

By Charles McCollum & The Herald Journal • May 10, 2021 The Cache County human resources department is conducting an investigation into the exodus of five permanent female workers from the county clerk’s office since the beginning of 2021. The Herald Journal also learned this week that disruption in the clerk’s office prompted a group of employees in other offices to approach the county administration with concerns about job security when new officials are elected.   Co...

Cache County HR department investigating exodus of female workers from clerk’s office High turnover rate and a pair of written complaints lead to the review. By Charles McCollum | The Herald Journal   | May 8, 2021, 11:51 p.m. The Cache County human resources department is conducting an investigation into the exodus of five permanent female workers from the county clerk’s office since the beginning of 2021. The Herald Journal also learned this week that disruption in the clerk...

The Cache County human resources department is conducting an investigation into the exodus of five permanent female workers from the county clerk’s office since the beginning of 2021. The Herald Journal also learned this week that disruption in the clerk’s office prompted a group of employees in other offices to approach the county administration with concerns about job security when new officials are elected. County Executive David Zook said he requested the investigation in response...

LOGAN — A new study finds that landlords in northern Utah would like to help reduce homelessness, although many arent aware of local resources at their disposal. A pair of professors at Utah State University, Jess Lucero and Jayme Walters led the study with the help of undergraduate students in their courses. Their goal was to teach students how to conduct local studies and apply the findings in those communities. "Many people are on the brink of homelessness in our communities, and the curre...