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OGDEN, Utah – On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, the Ogden City Council elected Council Member Bart Blair as the Council Chair and Council Member Marcia White as the Council Vice Chair for the 2021 calendar year. Chair Blair is entering his 12th year of service on the City Council having previously served as Chair in 2013 and as Vice Chair in 2020, 2016, and 2012. “Thanks to the Council’s hard work over the last few years we have a great opportunity to work with administration to make our city government better and more transparent,” Chair Blair said. “There are processes that…

OGDEN, Utah — Within the next year, Utahns will have a new license plate option, a design meant to honor the life and work of one of the most iconic social activists in American history. Josh Loftin, spokesperson with the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts, said the state’s newest license plate, which will be available to the public in approximately six months, is meant to celebrate diversity and inclusion, specifically by highlighting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Emblazoned with the slogan “Many Voices, One Utah,” the new license plate features the artwork of Timpview High student Eleanor Smith. Smith’s…