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During the long summer days, many families look for ways to save expenses and find fun activities for their children. One option is to go to the Harrisville Splash Pad at the Harrisville Park.  However, the splash pad has been in and out of function throughout the summer, which is leaving families feeling frustrated and wondering why. 

I reached out to the Parks and Recreation Director of Harrisville City, Bryan Fife, who informed me of the ongoing problems regarding the splash pad.

Nearly everyone loves the excitement of July and the fireworks that come with the celebrations. Unfortunately, all those great fireworks can lead to some not so great fires!! With the wet spring, grasses are high and so is the risk of fire.

            Box Elder, Weber, and Cache counties have put restrictions in place to help minimize the risk. Here is a summary of the restrictions:

American Rosie the Riveter Association is trying to locate women who worked on the home front during WWII.  Thousands of women worked to support the war effort as riveters, welders, electricians, inspectors in plants, sewing clothing and parachutes for the military, ordnance workers, rolling bandages, clerical, farming, and many other jobs such as volunteer workers collecting scrap metals and other critical materials.  These women have stories of their WWII experiences that are of  historical value and perhaps have never been told.  American Rosie the Riveter Association would like to ackno

Distressing data: Drug and alcohol consumption among young people is constantly on the rise in America.

There are hundreds of hiking trails in the Ogden area and right now is prime time for climbing those mountains.  Everything is so green and lush—we can thank the enormous amounts of rainfall for bringing in color earlier this spring. 

 Saturday, June 22, I decided to hike to the top of Lewis Peak.  Of course, I didn’t go alone.  I brought along my husband, oldest daughter, and her boyfriend.  We began our ascent at 5:00 a.m. while the parking lot at the top of the North Ogden Divide was still dark, but the moon shone brightly.

It was a year ago this June when Ben McClintock got news that any parent dreads to hear. His precious five-year-old Niveah had been diagnosed with leukemia. What seemed to be a simple illness that the doctor thought would run its course was not improving and a family friend who was a nurse advised the parents that she needed to be seen right away.

After 39 years of law enforcement services, Harrisville Police Chief Maxwell Jackson, is ready for retirement. Harrisville City hosted an open house, which took place on Monday, June 24th from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. The public was invited to attend. Jackson’s family was also there greeting community members and guests.  There were pictures, awards, uniforms, and a recognition letter displayed on the memorabilia table as you walked in.  Many expressed how much they will miss Chief Jackson and wished him well with his retirement.

It was a year ago this June when Ben McClintock got news that any parent dreads to hear. His precious five-year-old Niveah had been diagnosed with leukemia. What seemed to be a simple illness that the doctor thought would run its course was not improving and a family friend who was a nurse advised the parents that she needed to be seen right away.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was performed on Friday, June 21st, 2019 for the grand opening of Farr West Family Medicine and Urgent Care located at 2850 North 2000 West in Farr West, Utah. RevereHealth is celebrating its 50th birthday and is now going to be part of this  community clinic in Farr West.

 CEO of RevereHealth, Scott Barlow, gave some brief remarks and shared that, “We are here to make you healthier. We want to reduce the cost of care and we’re excited to be part of this community now and touch more lives.”