Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – Utah lawmakers bid farewell to LaWanna “Lou” Shurtliff, the late Utah House member from Ogden, unanimously approving a resolution Tuesday honoring her service to the state and the people of Utah. “She knew how to reach out and engage with everyone. She was someone who made a difference. She cared about the work that she was doing. She cared about the constituents that she represented,” Sen. Ann Millner, a legislative colleague and fellow lawmaker from Ogden, said from the Utah Senate floor. “Her loss is a great loss for all of us.”

OGDEN, Utah – Wind storms swept heavily through Weber County with gusts in Ogden up at 89 mph, but city officials say the last storm in September, cleared out most of the trees and debris that could have caused major damage this time around. Fernando Vera is one Ogden resident who uses windstorms like this, to bring in work. “It actually was not really bad like the last time, like a few months ago,” said Fernando Vera of Ogden. He’s going around Ogden cleaning up debris and trash that swept through Ogden last night into early afternoon. “We had a…