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Lance Krebs, 66, passed away Thursday, August, 20, 2026, in Plain City, Utah. Services entrusted to Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah. Copyright © 2026 Ogden Newspapers of Utah, LLC | www.standard.net | 332 Standard Way, Ogden, UT 84404

A scorched structure is seen following the Bug Fire near Reno, Nev., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) RENO, Nevada (AP) — A wildfire that mushroomed over the weekend in the Sierra Nevada foothills spread perilously close to neighborhoods in Reno, Nevada, forcing authorities to urge more than 90,000 residents to leave their homes.

By D. Louise Brown - | Aug 24, 2026 D. Louise Brown Anyone who gets kids ready to go back to school knows that once the kids are actually in school, they are not at home. Which means the house is empty. Except for you. All alone. No one fighting, whining or crying. No one needs you to do something for them. No one asks you to answer questions that don’t have answers. No one needs you to find something they lost. No one asks you for anything.

There’s an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can’t, devise ways for the government to take shares in what others have built. This new version might sound unfair until you listen to Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) pitch for an allegedly onetime, 5% wealth tax on California billionaires, tied to November’s vote on Proposition 40.

Football coaches, players explain how their heritage impacts winning By BRETT HEIN - Standard-Examiner | Aug 24, 2026 Weber State offensive line coach Isaac Asiata instructs players during a fall camp practice Thursday, July 28, 2026, at Stewart Stadium in Ogden. Weber State defensive players Teni Worthen (23), Zion Finau (90), Ashden Oberg (91) and Jayden Mayberry (22) jog onto the field during a fall camp scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at Stewart Stadium in Ogden.

Joyce Mathews, 81, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Services entrusted to Lindquist’s Roy Mortuary, 3333 W 5600 S. Copyright © 2026 Ogden Newspapers of Utah, LLC | www.standard.net | 332 Standard Way, Ogden, UT 84404

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow throws a touchdown pass to receiver Louis Murphy during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Georgia on Oct. 27, 2007, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton, File) SOUTH OGDEN – One of college football’s 21st-century heroes, Tim Tebow, is making a stop at Washington Heights Church on Sunday for a discussion of faith, purpose and perhaps football.

Geraldine Bowles, 93, passed away August 21, 2026. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.myers mortuary.com/obituaries/geraldine-bowles-2026. Services entrusted to Myers Ogden Mortuary. Copyright © 2026 Ogden Newspapers of Utah, LLC | www.standard.net | 332 Standard Way, Ogden, UT 84404

The sun rises behind a Revolutionary War "witness tree" at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, S.C., historic site on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed) EUTAW SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) — Standing beneath the spreading branches of a massive live oak, historian Garrison Marcoux tries to imagine what this scarred, struggling tree saw 245 years ago.

The tragic deaths of Hayden Panettiere and Jason Arday can be tied to the same phenomenon. It’s not new but has accelerated in today’s influencer culture: youth’s hunger for fame. Panettiere was an accomplished actress who, buried in depression and addiction, died from an apparent drug overdose at 36. Arday was a serial fabulist who talked his way into becoming the youngest black professor at Cambridge University. When his fabrications came crashing down around him, he took his own life.