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The Morgan County News | July 26, 2024

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NEWS BREAK

By Drew Wilkinson, son of the Grand Marshalls

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n the mountains where the skies are so blue, John and Debby Wilkinson have made their home together for over 50 years. Roots run deep for both and the love for our beautiful valley is strong. John and Debby were high school sweethearts: he was the motorcycle-riding bad boy and she was the cheerleader with a big smile. Marrying after graduation, they welcomed four children. Two girls and two boys brought joy to the household, not to mention laughter, fun, and above all loyalty. Over the years they cheered on both daughters in volleyball, academics and family as well as sons with snowmobiles, four wheelers and horses. Traveling across the state many times over to support their kids in the various activities. Family is the solid foundation that they have instilled in their children and grandchildren. Supporting the family has meant continuing to travel all over Utah and beyond in support of grandchildren riding motorcycles, and showing sheep,

Biden steps down from race

In an election season smattered with the word “unprecedented” yet another event without precedent has occurred. President Biden, who has been facing criticism from within and without his own party announced on Sunday, July 21, that he would not be pursuing his campaign for reelection any further. He also announced that he endorsed his own Vice President, Kamala Harris for the role of President in November. The DNC has yet to announce their official choice of candidate, but early signs indicate that they will follow Biden’s lead, and throw their weight behind Harris. If chosen, and if she wins, Harris could be the first female president in United States history.

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Photo courtesy of John and Debby Wilkinson

Morgan County News makes changes

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early two years ago, we restarted the Morgan County News printed newspaper. We were excited to try to save the newspaper that had been struggling the previous decade, with several owners. We understood the hurdles that the previous publishers had, rising cost of print, postage, and wages, with the decline in advertising and subscriptions. It seems to be the story of newspapers in general for the last few decades. Counties and towns throughout the United States have been losing their newspapers. Over 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last 20 years. In our first two years we have made some good advancements to make sure that this does not happen to Morgan County. Some of those advancements include: • We have acquired over 400 subscribers and weekly readers. • We have printed a newspaper for the last two years. • We launched a website for the newspaper. • We have opened an office in Morgan. •We have built a team of reporters. We are excited that today we can announce the next phase in preserving the Morgan County News.

Monthly Newspaper

Starting in August 2024 we will now be printing and mailing a monthly newspaper that will cover Morgan County School District Education and Sports, Local Events and activities, and City Council and County Commissioner meetings. This paper will be available to all Morgan County Residents. At first it will be free but each household will have to request that they want a copy.

Those residents who are already subscribing to the weekly paper will not need to request the monthly newspaper or do anything new, they will automatically be enrolled to receive the new monthly newspaper.

Weekly Newspaper

Over the last year one of our cost saving strategies was to combine our printing with one of our sister publications The Davis Journal. Starting next week this paper will look and feel a little different. The name will be changed to The City Journal. Most of the paper will remain the same. The Morgan stories will be clearly marked and will be grouped together but will not be in a separate section. There will be a few less Morgan based stories but we hope that you will enjoy them in your monthly Morgan County Newspaper that will also be delivered to your house.

Newspaper Website

All Morgan County news will still be published on our website at TheMorganNews.com. We understand that this will be an adjustment but we believe that these changes will make the paper more stable and feasible. We ask all of our subscribers to give it a few weeks and then let us know how we can improve. If you have any other questions or suggestions please feel free to email me at Dionne.H@thecityjournals.com. l

IT outage grounds thousands of flights

In a world increasingly dependent on technology, outages can be catastrophic. The latest example of this occurred on July 19 when the cybersecurity service, CrowdStrike went down, affecting everything from 911 calls to stock exchange, and air travel. Airports the world over saw massive delays and cancelations as many large businesses shuttered temporarily until the systems could be brought back online. The issue, it was later found out, was due to a large update, and at time of going to press, many issues still remain, especially when it comes to air travel.

Born George Robert Newhart in Illinois, Bob Newhart, the king of deadpan, dry comedy, passed away at the age of 94. Newhart was famous for outstanding roles on the television show bearing his name which ran in the 1970s, Disney’s “The Rescuers” franchise, and more recently, the holiday classic “Elf”. Newhart was a Korean War US Army veteran, and his credits include performances on television and in film ranging from the 1960s to the 2020s. Newhart’s accolades include three Grammys, a Primetime Emmy, and a Golden Globe. Newhart’s passing comes just over a year after his wife, Virginia Lillian Quinn, to whom he had been married since 1963. Together they had four children, Robert, Timothy, Jennifer, and Courtney.

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