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SALT LAKE CITY Two Utah men have won the ESPN bracket challenges for the 2021 men s and women s NCAA basketball tournaments. In a coincidence just as unlikely as picking a perfect bracket, both happened to be in the dental field, as well.
Of all the dentists in Utah, or the country, Chris Jacobsen can honestly say he s now No. 1. Yeah, I did it. Shocking, really, Jacobsen said with a laugh.
Jacobsen, who works at SoJo Dental Lehi in Lehi, was number one in picking college basketball winners after he selected Baylor to win the men s championship Monday night. I watched some of it. I was a little nervous to watch the whole thing. I literally went and ran three miles to avoid watching it, said Jacobsen.
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Utah teachers selected for NASA flight to the stratosphere
Utah teachers selected for NASA flight to the stratosphere
and last updated 2021-02-27 01:11:03-05
MIDVALE, Utah â Two Utah teachers have been selected to board the flight of a lifetime, on a plane that will carry them all the way to the outer edges of Earth.
It s part of a NASA-funded program that aims to increase student interest in STEM, and the teachers beat out educators across the country to secure their spots.
They ll be bringing what they learn in the stratosphere, back to the classroom.
The noises of tinkering tools and chattering students filled Clief Castleton s classroom at Hillcrest High School on Friday afternoon.
Two legislators often at odds over Bears Ears National Monument boundaries Republican Rep. Phil Lyman and Democrat Rep. Doug Owens have joined up to push for a new visitors center in southeastern Utah.
| Updated: 5:11 p.m.
Two Utah lawmakers tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday while a third, Utah Rep. Jon Hawkins, 42, was battling COVID-19 from a hospital bed.
Hawkins, R-Pleasant Grove, has been unable to participate in the legislative session so far, according to a Sunday post on his official Facebook page that requested Utahns of all political stripes “come together in prayer for Jon and his family.”
In a statement Monday evening, House Speaker Brad Wilson said he’s been in regular contact with Hawkins’ family for updates.
“Representative Hawkins is known for his jovial nature and we have certainly felt his absence during these opening days of the session,” the Kaysville Republican said, adding that Hawkins is a “well-respected and esteemed member of our body and we hope to have him back at the Capitol, representing his constituents as soon as he is back to health.”