Layton High band wins battle after 'epic' performance</h1> <article> <h1>Layton High band wins battle after 'epic' performance</h1> <p>tmartinez — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:22:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/layton-high-band-wins-battle-after-epic-performance"></a><p>OGDEN -- "LHS! LHS! Mere Image! Mere Image!" the crowd shouted at the conclusion of the ninth annual Battle of the Bands.</p><p>The crowd roared after hearing that Layton High School's representative, Mere Image, had won the competition, although Fremont High's Stegosaurus had the crowd screaming "weekends, parties, late nights, ladies, rock 'n' roll."</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/layton-high-band-wins-battle-after-epic-performance" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=knyG0tjgWGM:FYEa99knDhc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=knyG0tjgWGM:FYEa99knDhc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=knyG0tjgWGM:FYEa99knDhc:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=knyG0tjgWGM:FYEa99knDhc:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a 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provided a little salvation for the Utes (6-22, 3-13 Pac 12), who closed out the home portion of their inaugural Pac-12 campaign with a 6-9 record -- their first losing mark at home in 38 years.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/utes-stop-losing-skid-late-3-pointer" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=8HXtRUEAVFE:GB8drnWeX08:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=8HXtRUEAVFE:GB8drnWeX08:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=8HXtRUEAVFE:GB8drnWeX08:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=8HXtRUEAVFE:GB8drnWeX08:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=8HXtRUEAVFE:GB8drnWeX08:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a 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Hartsock (knee).</p><p>BYU clinched the No. 3 seed in next week's WCC tournament and receives a bye to the quarterfinals.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/college-basketball-cougars-have-success-home-finale" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3v_EgyKt1MM:HJL5XBvD9lw:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3v_EgyKt1MM:HJL5XBvD9lw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3v_EgyKt1MM:HJL5XBvD9lw:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3v_EgyKt1MM:HJL5XBvD9lw:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3v_EgyKt1MM:HJL5XBvD9lw:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3v_EgyKt1MM:HJL5XBvD9lw:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a 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with a 63-50 victory in the 5-A championship game at Salt Lake Community College.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/girls-basketball-titans-cap-perfect-season-state-title" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3oF7ZZ4YwJo:dhK-ZV07QcQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3oF7ZZ4YwJo:dhK-ZV07QcQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3oF7ZZ4YwJo:dhK-ZV07QcQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3oF7ZZ4YwJo:dhK-ZV07QcQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3oF7ZZ4YwJo:dhK-ZV07QcQ:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=3oF7ZZ4YwJo:dhK-ZV07QcQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a 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GEORGE -- Despite not winning a state championship, the Morgan girls basketball team concluded their season on a high note.</p><p>Senior center Kelsey Henry scored a game-high 17 points, while sophomores Rashel Blazzard and McKenzie Schenk scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, as the Trojans rolled to a 54-40 win over Region 10 champion Juan Diego on Saturday at Dixie High School. The win gives the Trojans fifth place in the 3-A tournament -- a significant improvement after going two-and-out in last season's tourney.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/prep-basketball-morgan-girls-wrap-fifth-place" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=k7a_OvxyLPQ:TAXs4VrSD1E:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Prep basketball: Trojans top Scots in a thriller</h1> <p>pchallis — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:00:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/prep-basketball-trojans-top-scots-thriller"></a><p>ST. GEORGE -- It's incredibly difficult to beat the same team three times in a season, especially a very good team like Ben Lomond. But somehow the Trojans achieved that feat with a thrilling 50-48 win over the Scots on Saturday in the consolation final of the state 3-A tournament at Dixie High School.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/prep-basketball-trojans-top-scots-thriller" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lXg_oEEZ3Mc:kfqs-_28iKQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Hatch to Utah: You need me on the finance committee</h1> <p>mpiper — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:44:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/hatch-utah-you-need-me-finance-committee"></a><p>OGDEN — U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch took several opportunities at a town hall meeting Saturday to stump for his re-election.</p><p>The Republican Utah senator is running for a seventh term and intends to chair the Senate Finance Committee. He has made no secret of that intent during the past two months on his tour through the state, and he reiterated it at a town hall meeting at Weber State University.</p><p>“It’s the reason I’m running again,” he said to a crowd of at least 60 people. “(It’s) where all these problems are. Sixty percent of all spending goes through that committee.”</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/hatch-utah-you-need-me-finance-committee" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Wbz_uY0gDvU:BQEloxZ_Gko:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Man finds joy in facial disorder's challenges</h1> <p>mpiper — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:24:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/man-finds-joy-facial-disorders-challenges"></a><p>LAYTON — Maurice Simpson is one man who has learned to find joy in his challenges.</p><p>The 36-year-old has neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on the right side of his face and head. The tumors get bigger over time.</p><p>But since the story of the Washington Terrace resident first appeared in the Standard-Examiner two years ago, telling of his lifelong plight facing dozens of surgeries to cut away ever-growing tumor tissue, Simpson has enjoyed a newfound acceptance and recognition that allows him to help others. He has been asked to speak in front of school and church groups.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/25/man-finds-joy-facial-disorders-challenges" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=a1p-j5MAqys:Rco5cyUjgqo:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Battle of the Bands Friday, February 24, 2012</h1> <p>mhatfield — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:42:46 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/slideshows/2012/02/25/battle-bands-friday-february-24-2012"></a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=IiVLtb3w-gs:X4CZf2u8Ozc:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Aggies send seniors out in style with blowout win</h1> <p>mgerrish — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:54:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/aggies-send-seniors-out-style-blowout-win"></a><P>LOGAN -- You would've thought that the emotion which permeated the Smith Spectrum when the hobbled Brady Jardine was honored for Senior Night may have been strong enough to sustain Utah State Friday against Idaho.</p> <P>Eventually, it did. It just took more than 15 minutes of game time and a lot of Preston Medlin for it to happen.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/aggies-send-seniors-out-style-blowout-win" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=X9Hi2fvrZtk:qBNxqaw3wUA:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Girls basketball: Titans roll, return to 5-A title game</h1> <p>mgerrish — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:22:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/girls-basketball-titans-roll-return-5-title-game"></a><P>TAYLORSVILLE -- Individual recognition does not matter to Natasha Monroe. All she craves are wins and championships.</p> <P>On a team with two NCAA Division I signees, Brittney Martin and Makenlee Williams, Monroe is not the center of attention. But where would the state 5-A runner-up Titans be without their senior point guard?</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/girls-basketball-titans-roll-return-5-title-game" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=fYfVKkqbH1Q:-RBpNM_HQHc:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Police show video of gas station burglars</h1> <p>mpiper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:13:51 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/police-show-video-gas-station-burglars"></a><p>NORTH SALT LAKE — Police are asking for help in finding two adult women who broke into Pioneer Oil gas station on Monday morning.</p><p>Police Cpl. Rob Gwynn said surveillance shows the women entering the store at 33 W. 1100 North and helping themselves to what they could find.</p><p>“Officers found the front door smashed and a large quantity of cigarettes and other items had been taken,” Gwynn said.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/police-show-video-gas-station-burglars" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=Hwgw501aU2k:7ZavORJn6DE:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Snowmobiler escapes slide; more dangerous conditions await</h1> <p>mpiper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:54:51 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/snowmobiler-escapes-slide-more-dangerous-conditions-await"></a><P>MONTE CRISTO — A snowmobiler caught in an avalanche Friday, at the start of what forecasters expect to be a dangerous weekend, escaped with just an injured leg.</p> <P>Though avalanches caused by skiers, snowboarders or snowmobilers have been sparse in Northern Utah, high winds and heavy snow settling on top of weak snow this week led to a slide.</p> <P>The unidentified man was with three other snowmobilers on Whiskey Hill, just outside of the Monte Cristo trailhead on Highway 39, when he triggered an avalanche halfway up a steep slope around 11 a.m., said Craig Gordon of the Utah Avalanche Center.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/snowmobiler-escapes-slide-more-dangerous-conditions-await" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=prya2FDN8hk:SXeE9rAe3nI:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bountiful woman appears in court after fatally stabbing boyfriend</h1> <p>mpiper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:08:02 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/bountiful-woman-appears-court-after-fatally-stabbing-boyfriend"></a><P>FARMINGTON — A public defender said he has advised Shannon Ryan Sander not to discuss her murder case with anyone but her appointed attorney.</p> <P>Sander, 43, of Bountiful, appeared in 2nd District Court for her first court appearance on Friday. Several of her family members were in the courtroom. She is charged with first-degree felony murder in the stabbing death of Michael Richard Dunn, 52, on Tuesday. If convicted, she could be sentenced to serve 15 years to life in the Utah State Prison.</p> <P>She is being held in the Davis County Jail without bail. Another hearing is set for March 9.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/bountiful-woman-appears-court-after-fatally-stabbing-boyfriend" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=-HGEtrSy1Fo:rqEpI-da9Dg:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Sunset students display replicas of great inventions at Union Station</h1> <p>mpiper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:54:49 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/sunset-students-display-replicas-great-inventions-union-station"></a><P>SUNSET — Kate Jeffrey discovered the propellers on the Wright plane actually went on the back instead of the front so they could help push the contraption into the air.</p> <P>The eighth-grader at Sunset Junior High School recently made her own Wright flyer model that is now on display at Ogden’s Union Station along with projects from her classmates.</p> <P>“I thought the whole invention was fascinating,” Kate said. “The plane I made was out of Styrofoam, toothpicks, hot glue and duct tape. The most challenging part was building it, because it had to be exact.”</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/sunset-students-display-replicas-great-inventions-union-station" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=UWM_jN3mgwk:2QOYJu2Ngdk:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bill calls for signs to replace crosses for fallen troopers</h1> <p>mpiper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:34:02 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/bill-calls-signs-replace-crosses-fallen-troopers"></a><p>SALT LAKE CITY — Nine-foot-high signs might replace the white crosses along public highways honoring Utah Highway Patrol troopers who have died over the years.</p><p>UHP Sgt. Troy Denney said he asked Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, to sponsor a bill that would allow the Utah Department of Transportation to post signs honoring troopers who have died in the line of duty.</p><p>Denney said the Utah Highway Patrol Association met to discuss what could replace 12-foot-high crosses that memorialize the fallen troopers. Federal courts have said the crosses must be removed. Denney approached Wilson about running a bill that would allow signs, which have no religious symbols, to be put up along the highways.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/bill-calls-signs-replace-crosses-fallen-troopers" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=vEtipK3OZdM:R17wHYpEpSg:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Live 'wax museum' tells America's tale at Clinton school</h1> <p>mpiper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:24:00 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/live-wax-museum-tells-americas-tale-clinton-school"></a><P>CLINTON — There were three American patriots who praised Mercy Otis Warren’s writings for independence. Do you know who they were? </p> <P>Who was the first woman to run for political office? </p> <P>Answers to questions such as these were found Friday in “An American History Wax Museum” at Parkside Elementary School.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/live-wax-museum-tells-americas-tale-clinton-school" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=m9_1fOivLeg:75rW80LYomE:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Legislators: Omission of dead officer's wife was 'mistake'</h1> <p>mpiper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:42:33 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/legislators-omission-dead-officers-wife-was-mistake"></a><P>SALT LAKE CITY — It was an honest mistake, Erin Francom wrote on a Facebook page that honors her husband, Agent Jared Daniel Francom.</p> <P>Nevertheless, Sen. Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City, and Rep. Brad Dee, R-Washington Terrace, plan to make up for an oversight that excluded Erin Francom from a presentation on Wednesday.</p> <P>Jenkins said Francom will be at the Legislature on Tuesday to receive copies of House Concurrent Resolution 4, honoring her husband and five other police officers.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/legislators-omission-dead-officers-wife-was-mistake" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=mmHio1xMjLg:e_pv4ymAJYc:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Hookease products help students of the slopes</h1> <p>mpiper — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:14:06 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/hookease-products-help-students-slopes"></a><p>A simple personal need led a local entrepreneur to create a company to help facilitate outdoor playtime between parents and their children.</p><p>It all started on the slopes.</p><p>When it came time to teach his toddler how to ski, Scott Coleman thought, "There has to be an easier way."</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/hookease-products-help-students-slopes" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=lbD60fxwirg:7FmmpOJRnPM:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Three arrested in Pineview boating death</h1> <p>bbingham — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:09:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/three-arrested-pineview-boating-death"></a><P>OGDEN — The Weber County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three people in connection with the Aug. 21, 2011, death of Pineview Reservoir swimmer Esther Fujimoto.</p> <P>Colton Raines, Skyler Shepherd and Robert Cole Boyer were arrested Friday. </p> <P>Fujimoto died after being struck by a boat while swimming in the reservoir.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/24/three-arrested-pineview-boating-death" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/featured?a=tWUnf2-ByWU:iSkN65-2vfI:l6gmwiTKsz0"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>