Author: Mariah Wheeler

UTAH – A Utah gymnast who dreams of making the Olympic Trials in June is fighting for that chance after COVID-19 slowed her training. Very few circumstances can drain the energy from gymnast MyKayla Skinner. The 2018 NCAA vault champion and all-around silver medalist left the University of Utah to train for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. But a bout with COVID-19 in December slowed her training significantly. “For two weeks I felt like I couldn’t move off the couch,” said Skinner, who was an alternate for the 2016 Olympic team. “I was sick, tired and exhausted. It was so weird…

OGDEN, Utah — Curbside recycling services are once again back in Ogden nearly a year after they were halted due to a violation in the city code. The Ogden City Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a conditional use permit extension for Recycled Earth, a recycling center in the city, under the requirement that it continues operations under the rules and regulations of the permit’s code, according to city officials.