Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — Just over one-and-a-half years after it created the position, the Weber School District has hired a new equity director. Jamie Ellis, who was previously an assistant principal at Roy High School, was tapped to fill the position. She will oversee all equity work in the district, which means making schools inclusive and safe for students. During her nearly two-decade career in education, she has worked in positions teaching kindergarten to college-level classes, she said.

UTAH – Remember how Utah traffic dropped during pandemic stay-at-home orders last spring? It bottomed out in April at just 63% of normal. That’s little more than a fond memory now. In the last week, Utah traffic on average statewide is now at 101% of what it before the pandemic hit, Carlos Braceras, executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation, told lawmakers on Friday. “So, we’ve come back.” However, before traffic rebounded, the state took a significant hit in its motor fuel tax collection last year, which affects spending for highways and other transportation. For example, Braceras said the…