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MORGAN COUNTY NEWS
Presort Std U.S. Postage PAID Ogden, UT Permit #190
Sept. 30, 2022 | Vol. 1 Iss. 2
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Morgan gears up for Homecoming week
NEWS BREAK Biden signs bill to help with sex abuse victims
President Biden has signed into law a bill that will eliminate the statute of limitations for people who were sexually abused as minors to file civil claims. The Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act was passed by the House by voice vote last week after passing the Senate by unanimous consent in March. The bill eliminates time constraints for survivors to file civil claims related to sex abuse crimes against minors, including forced labor, sex trafficking, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. Previously, minors who survived such abuse were able to file federal claims until they reached the age of 28 or until a decade after the violation or injury was discovered.
FDA warns about cooking chicken with cold medicine
Cooking chicken in NyQuil cold medicine doesn't sound very appetizing – and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants you to know that it’s definitely not safe, either. The agency has issued a warning about videos that have surfaced on TikTok challenging people to cook chicken in NyQuil, which contains acetaminophen, dextromethorphan and doxylamine, or similar over-the-counter cough and cold medications, according to the FDA. “Boiling a medication can make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways,” the warning said. “Even if you don’t eat the chicken, inhaling the medication’s vapors while cooking could cause high levels of the drugs to enter your body. It could also hurt your lungs.” TikTok has already slapped a warning on the the challenge, known as #sleepychicken. When searching for related videos on TikTok, users are greeted with a message: “Some online challenges can be dangerous, disturbing, or even fabricated. Learn how to recognize harmful challenges so you can protect your health and well-being.”
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omecoming week is almost here and with it a variety of activities fun for the whole family. The homecoming parade will start off the week, featuring floats put together by the various clubs and teams at Morgan High School, it will start at 6:00 p.m. on Monday Oct 3. The parade route will start at Morgan High heading North on N 200 E ST and then east on Commercial Street. Wednesday Oct 5, will be the Color Fun Run, sponsored by the cross-country team, with pulled pork dinner sponsored by MHS’s student body officers. The following night, Thursday, is many people's favorite event of the week. For the homecoming football game, the Trojans will be competing on their home field against Ogden High School with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff. MHS’s homecoming royalty will also be announced during halftime. Katelyn Steel, a student body officer at MHS said, “It’s been a lot of preparation for homecoming week! Powder Puff will be played on Friday night at 7:00 on the football field. Morgan High will also have events throughout the week for stu-
dents. Katelyn Steel, a student body officer at MHS said, “It’s been a lot of preparation for homecoming week! We've planned activities each day of the week in hopes to get all students involved and wanting to come. We're really excited to see how it all turns
out and hopefully see everyone!” These events include dress up days, a movie night on Oct 4, street painting on Oct 5, and the homecoming dance on Oct 8 to finish off the week. l
Morgan County Sheriff’s Department urges safety in school zone By Verlene Johnson
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he Morgan County Sheriff’s Office takes the safe travel of students in the county very seriously. This includes the proper use of crosswalks by pedestrians and motorists. Sgt. Cory Stark, with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, expressed concern about crosswalk safety during the morning drop-off, Wednesday, Aug. 24, the first day of school. He wants to remind drivers and pedestrians about crosswalk safety. Before school started crosswalk lines were refreshed at Young and State Street, across Young Street in from of the middle school and at the
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FBI investigating longtime Trump ally
Mike Lindell, the My Pillow Inc chief executive and ally to former President Donald Trump, is under U.S. federal investigation for identity theft and for conspiring to damage a protected computer connected to a suspected voting equipment security breach in Colorado. The new details about the focus of the investigation were confirmed on Wednesday after Lindell’s attorneys uploaded a copy of a search and seizure warrant approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge Tony Leung for Minnesota federal court on Sept. 7.
House passes bill on presidential election rules with Electoral vote count
The House has passed legislation introduced by GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California to make it harder to overturn a certified presidential election in the future by proposing changes to the Electoral Count Act. Cheney and Lofgren say the recommendations could help prevent a future attack on the U.S. Capitol and argue this legislation is critical, pointing to candidates currently running for offices at the state and federal level who could impact future elections. The vote was 229-203. All four of Utah’s congressional representatives voted against the bill. Supporters of the plan must now decide how to reconcile the differences that exist between the House and Senate’s version of the proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act.