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Wildcats bring in 6 transfers looking to bounce back By BRETT HEIN - Standard-Examiner | Jul 3, 2026 1 / 3 Weber State's Sydney White, right, reaches to slap hands with Sidney Anderson, left, during a workout in this June 2026 photo at the Dee Events Center in Ogden. Ethan Herrick, Weber State Athletics 2 / 3 Weber State's Nicole Willardson, left, drives against Favour Onoh during a workout in this June 2026 photo at the Dee Events Center in Ogden.

Ryan Comer, Standard-Examiner The Municipal Building in Ogden on Friday, July 3, 2026. (Ryan Comer, Standard-Examiner) The Ogden City Council announced Thursday that verified applicants for At Large Seat C on the council will be interviewed during a public council meeting at 5 p.m. July 21.

By Steven Szykula, PhD and Jason Sadora, CMHC - Special to the Standard-Examiner | Jul 3, 2026 Photo supplied Steven A. Szykula The first one goes off without warning, somewhere down the block, and before you’ve had a single conscious thought your heart is slamming and your body wants the floor. Everyone else is saying “ooh.” You’re scanning for exits. It’s the third week of July in Utah, which means weeks of this — unpredictable explosions for a holiday everyone else is enjoying.

CONNER BECKER, Standard-Examiner Students from Layton and Weber dress the field with the American flag before kickoff of a region football game on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Pleasant View.

1 / 4 Painting depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Photo Courtesy Yale University Art Gallery 2 / 4 Photo supplied/Michael Flippo/stock.adobe.com, 46178853 3 / 4 Leah Murray Photo supplied, Weber State University 4 / 4 Vikki Deakin Photo supplied ❮ ❯ Painting depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

I biasedly believe America is the best country on Earth. It’s the friendliest, most generous, least corrupt, and most disproportionally beautiful country I’ve ever visited. But there are a lot of things other countries do even better that we would do well to adopt. Let me count the ways: 1. Extended vacations Americans are arguably the hardest-working people on Earth. That’s a strength worth preserving.

By Jared Lloyd - | Jul 3, 2026 Daily Herald file photo Jared Lloyd It’s no surprise that we’ve attempted to make 2026 something memorable, with countless celebrations, festivities, observances and commemorations all stamped with the America 250 title. But as we’ve gotten closer to July 4 and the cause of all this hoopla and fanfare, I’ve wondered how well we even know this milestone.

1 / 4 One of the beautiful rock formations in Willow Creek Canyon on the trail to Daniel's Summit. Courtesy Lynn R. Blamires 2 / 4 Jesse Knight comes out at Bjorkman Hollow. Courtesy Lynn R. Blamires 3 / 4 Wild flowers blanketed the meadows on our ride to Daniel's Summit. Courtesy Lynn R. Blamires 4 / 4 Dale Child of Layton comes out at Bjorkman Hollow. Courtesy Lynn R. Blamires ❮ ❯ One of the beautiful rock formations in Willow Creek Canyon on the trail to Daniel’s Summit.

I once read a story about the greatest danger any civilization can face. It wasn’t an army. It wasn’t a king. It was a people who forgot why they started. That is the danger America stands closest to on her 250th birthday. We do not turn 250 because we won wars. We turn 250 because 56 men in a stifling Philadelphia room signed a resolution of paper that, in the eyes of the British Crown, was a death warrant.

Statue of Liberty stands next to Empire State Building, left, in New York, as seen from Jersey City, N.J., Sunday, May 31, 2026 (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) WASHINGTON (AP) — Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain kick into higher gear across the United States on Friday as celebrations are balanced with efforts to stay safe as much of the country bakes under extreme heat.