Mark Saal
Standard-Examiner
Logan, UT, United States
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Fire destroys vehicles, damages two buildings near Midland Drive on Saturday afternoon
ROY — A grass fire destroyed vehicles and damaged two structures here Saturday afternoon. → Read More
Good Company Theatre offers 'Window Seat Sessions' to five-member audiences
OGDEN — Necessity may be the mother of invention, but it took COVID-19 to really get the ol’ creative juices going. → Read More
First Friday Art Stroll still virtual, but some live events being added this month
OGDEN — Although, technically, the city’s monthly First Friday Art Stroll will continue to be virtual in August, some participating organizations are beginning to open back up following the pandemic → Read More
Memorial honors families that have paid the ultimate price for America's freedom
NORTH OGDEN — The symbolism of Saturday’s somber ceremony certainly wasn’t lost on anyone here. → Read More
Single-engine plane crashes near East Canyon Reservoir, pilot walks away
MORGAN COUNTY — An unidentified pilot escaped serious injury when his single-engine airplane made a crash landing just northeast of East Canyon Reservoir on Sunday morning. → Read More
Movies in Ogden Amphitheater nixed, why not host your own movies?
OGDEN — The city’s popular Monday Night Movies series has been canceled this year, but organizers are encouraging residents to host their own private film series instead. → Read More
Two injured in Riverdale rollover on Saturday
RIVERDALE — Two women were injured Saturday afternoon in a rollover on Riverdale Road. → Read More
Barring weather change, Water Hollow Fire crews neared full containment by end of weekend
The Water Hollow Fire, which had been burning near Causey Reservoir since Friday afternoon, was all but contained by midday Sunday. → Read More
Water Hollow Fire near Causey Reservoir now 164 acres, 20% contained
Crews moved into their second day of battling the Water Hollow Fire on Saturday, but officials say they’re making good progress toward containing it. → Read More
Fire near Causey expands to 100 acres on Friday evening
Firefighters continued to battle a large wildland fire near Causey Reservoir on Friday evening. → Read More
Ogden spreads artistic horses all over the city
OGDEN — Even the fiberglass horses are social distancing this year. → Read More
Firefighting crews contain small blaze on Friday afternoon above Liberty
LIBERTY — Firefighters battled a small blaze on U.S. Forest Service land in the Ogden Valley on Friday afternoon, declaring it "all-but-contained" that evening. → Read More
Shooting in Ogden sends 14-year-old boy to the hospital
OGDEN — A teenager was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg Thursday night. → Read More
Ogden City now accepting nominations for annual 'Mayor's Awards in the Arts' program
OGDEN — Nominations are now being accepted for the Ogden City “Mayor’s Awards in the Arts” program. → Read More
New weekly Summer Art Fair coming to Eccles Community Art Center
OGDEN — Think of it as a farmers market that’s offering the bounty of local art. → Read More
Grab-and-go experiment kits? This month it really is rocket science
OGDEN — If the children can’t come to the science, then the science will just have to come to the children. → Read More
LDS church asks members in Utah to wear face masks to fight COVID-19 spread
SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are asking members of the church in Utah to wear face masks to fight the spread → Read More
Thumbs up/down: Who deserves praise and criticism in Northern Utah this week
Sadly, recycling seems to be in danger of going the way of the fidget spinner, the pet rock, the singing fish trophy and any number of other fads. Many cities in Northern Utah, because of the higher costs of recycling, have discontinued the practice — at least temporarily. So those milk jugs, pop cans and cardboard you’ve been dutifully placing in the recycling can? Odds are, they’ve been going… → Read More
COVID-19 forces cancelation of annual Peach Days celebration in Brigham City
BRIGHAM CITY — The summer just got a little less peachy. → Read More
Thumbs up, down: Praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah
THUMBS DOWN: It might be the prudent thing to do in the midst of the chaos caused by the COVID-19 resurgence, but that doesn’t mean we have to be happy → Read More