Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell announced Tuesday that Eric Young will be the city’s next police chief. Chief Randy Watt is retiring. Young is his deputy chief. Young is an Ogden native — born and raised in the area, and a graduate of Weber State University. In many ways, Young will continue where Watt left off. But what will he change? There are those that have strong feelings that policing needs to change,” he said. “We have been listening, and we’re going to listen even better.” Young has had a decorated 27-year career in Ogden, earning awards and commendations…

OGDEN, Utah — While the COVID-19 pandemic obviously had a major impact on Ogden City — manifested through things like an ultra conservative 2021 budget, the suspension of regular pay raises for city employees and moving weekly city council meetings to an online-only format — infrastructure and development dominated city government circles this year. Here are the top five stories from Ogden City and the Ogden City Council in 2020.