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Abigail Laing with her Little Miss Weber County counterpart. Photo credit: Abigail Laing

How Miss Weber County 2020-21 stays involved in the community

Ally Nelson April 7, 2021

Miss Weber County 2020-21, Abigail Laing, said she joined pageants as an adult so she could receive scholarships to attend college. Years later and still in pageants, Laing is grateful for the lessons...

In 2020, there was 25% more violence in Ogden city than in 2019. COVID-19 is thought to have been a leading cause in this raise of violence. Photo credit: WSU Arcives

Consequences of COVID in the community

Mackenzie Dessin April 7, 2021

SARS-CoV-2, also known as COVID-19, has rocked the globe with its widespread effects. It has taken over two million lives worldwide and over 500,000 lives in the U.S. Each state has been impacted differently,...

The Ever Given ship was stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly a week before it was finally dislodged. Image from Google Images

Do you know your news? March 30

Marisa Nelson March 29, 2021

1. The Suez Canal reopened on March 29 after a giant ship was cleared from blocking the canal. The canal is one of the world's busiest _______ _________?a. Water waysb. Trade routesc. Tourist sitesd. None...

Dee Events Marquee demolition making way for new BRT line

Dee Events Marquee demolition making way for new BRT line

Mackenzie Dessin March 1, 2021

Built in 1979, the Dee Events Center Marquee, located on the west entrance off Harrison Blvd., has stood tall for over 40 years. The Marquee became fully functional Dec. 1, 1979, and was programmed by...

Ogdens historical Monarch Building welcomes its newest attraction, Ogden Contemporary Arts (OCA).  OCA opens their doors on Friday, offering the public a glimpse of the OCA experience.  (Nikki Dorber / The Signpost)

Interactive art piece featured at the grand opening of OCA’s new center

Adam Rubin February 17, 2021

Ogden Contemporary Arts held the grand opening of their new center on Feb. 12 in the Monarch building at 2444 Washington Blvd.Venessa Castagnoli, executive director at OCA, has been working with many...

The climbing wall inside the new Outdoor Recreation Program has multiple lines for people to climb up. (Katherine Berghout/ The Signpost)

Abren las puertas del nuevo Centro de Bienvenida y Recreacion al Aire Libre

Adam Rubin February 8, 2021

Traducido por Matias Pedreira El nuevo Centro de Bienvenida y Recreación al Aire Libre de WSU abrió sus puertas el 3 de febrero, y tanto el Programa al Aire Libre como el Departamento de Admisiones...

Backpacks hang on a wall next to picture of a rock climber for new Outdoor Program Recreation Center. (Katherine Berghout/ The Signpost)

Opening the door to a new outdoor recreation center

Adam Rubin February 8, 2021

Weber State University's new Welcome and Outdoor Recreation Building opened its doors on Feb. 3, and both the Outdoor Program and Admissions Departments will have a home in the building.This addition to...

Archiving the pandemic for future reference

Archiving the pandemic for future reference

Adam Rubin January 25, 2021

In March 2020, the Stewart Library's Special Collections and Archive Department created a questionnaire with short, open-ended questions in order to document and archive the community's personal and local...

Archiving the pandemic for future reference

Archiving the pandemic for future reference

Adam Rubin January 25, 2021

In March 2020, the Stewart Library's Special Collections and Archive Department created a questionnaire with short, open-ended questions in order to document and archive the community's personal and local...

Many people attend the Ogden Farmers Market. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost) Photo credit: Signpost Archives

Farmers Market Ogden persevered through COVID

Braxton Brownlee October 19, 2020

What once was a street lined for blocks with artists selling their creations, musicians hoping for their big break and vendors selling home-grown produce became a mere block of only select vendors. Though...

Many hours and work from students at WSU went into building the net-zero home, in Ogden, Utah.  (Nikki Dorber / The Signpost)

The house that WSU built

Catie Weimer October 14, 2020

Weber State University’s student-designed net-zero home was officially unveiled with an unplugging of two purple power cords on Oct. 13. Over 50 students from WSU, local high schools, trade schools...

President Russell M. Nelson speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of General Conference on Oct. 4, which was available on several platforms from home. Photo credit: Caitlyn Nichols

Worshiping together while physically apart

Caitlyn Nichols October 12, 2020

The Conference Center in Salt Lake City sat devoid of attendees as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around the state, country and world tuned in to watch the 190th semiannual...

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