Rob Nielsen

Last week, two separate press releases from Weber County announced construction is getting under way at Causey Reservoir and Pineview Reservoir to boost safety and access, respectively.

Editor’s note: The Standard-Examiner has invited primary candidates from Weber and Davis counties to sit down to answer questions from the editorial board and share their vision. Over the next month, the Standard-Examiner will share the highlights from these conversations, giving candidates equal time and balanced presentation so you can evaluate these candidacies as fairly […]

Officers and directors of Union Pacific at the laying of the last rail, Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10, 1869. Image taken by Andrew Russell.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This in one in a weekly series celebrating the history of America in observance of its 250th anniversary. It’s very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that’s exactly what happened to the […]

It’s very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that’s exactly what happened to the United States of America on May 10, 1869, as the First Transcontinental Railroad was declared complete in a far flung […]

It's rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before.

It's very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before.

It’s rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before.

Karianne Lisonbee feels that Rep. Blake Moore has not kept up with the needs of key local entities such as Hill Air Force Base. Lisonbee, who currently serves as District 14’s state House representative, is challenging Moore for the Republican nomination to represent Utah’s Second House District in the 2026 primary election. Recently, Lisonbee sat […]

Rep. Blake Moore is highlighting his work with Hill Air Force Base and the ability for Congress to get things done as he campaigns for reelection. Moore, who has served as Utah’s First District House representative in Congress since 2021, is running for the seat in the newly drawn Second District. He is being challenged […]