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Meet special education teacher Moriah Perkins

Published by editor on Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:05pm

With the new school year, Ogden Community School District welcomed Moriah Perkins as a High School Special Education Teacher. Perkins comes to the district with a zeal for helping others and making a difference.

Perkins student-taught in the area four years ago. She and her husband purchased a few acres near Fraser and fell in love with the area, so she was delighted to have the opportunity to work at Ogden Schools.

“I was lucky when the special education job opened up,” Perkins said.

Iowa ready for a surge of absentee voting

Published by editor on Wed, 09/30/2020 - 10:40am

Election Day is officially Tuesday, November 3, however one could argue that the 2020 General Election truly begins in just a couple weeks.

On Monday, October 5, county auditors across the state will start to allow in-person voting at their offices and begin the process of mailing out general election ballots to voters who have requested to vote absentee.

Iowa reaches new record in long term care COVID-19 outbreaks

Published by editor on Wed, 09/30/2020 - 10:36am

Governor Kim Reynolds extended the bar closures in Johnson and Story counties another week as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the state.

Bars, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries, and night clubs in Johnson and Story counties will remain closed for in-person business through October 4, and restaurants in these counties must continue to stop the sale of alcohol after 10:00 p.m.

Quilts of Valor recognizes area veterans

Published by editor on Wed, 09/30/2020 - 10:32am

Area veterans received a special gift to keep them warm this winter as the Ogden Quilts of Valor group distributed 29 handmade quilts over the last two weekends.

"We've been busy, but we love to do it," said Deb Stumbo, one of the 15 volunteers that has been presenting quilts to active duty war veterans since 2017.

Announcement for The Ogden Reporter

Published by admin on Tue, 09/29/2020 - 4:45pm

As of Thursday October 1st The Ogden Reporter will no longer be in the Remax Office, while we are making changes to where our new office space will be, we can still take care of all your needs!

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Ogden community garden wraps up a successful season

Published by editor on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 9:10am

As the summer growing season comes to a close, Ogden community garden celebrates serving over 45 families in addition to the local food bank and the Senior Center.

“Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this first year of a community garden be successful,” said Councilwoman Margaret Liston.

For the love of cupcakes

Published by editor on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 8:54am

Those on a low-sugar, low-carb, gluten-free, or grain-free diet can say “yes” to cake again with the new Keto Cupcake Cookbook from Amazon Bestselling author Tara Wright, an Ogden native. Inside the cookbook, you’ll find 104 cupcake recipes that are gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and dairy-free. Plus, there are dozens of sugar-free frosting recipes to satisfy your taste buds.

Ogden school moves to hybrid learning model

Published by editor on Wed, 09/16/2020 - 8:07am

Classes were canceled Monday at the Ogden Community School District as the high school/middle school transitioned into a hybrid learning model due to the spread of COVID-19.

"In spite of our mitigation efforts, the number of students identified by Boone County Health have spiked these past couple days and we currently have 50 students quarantined due to close contact," wrote the district on their Facebook page on Friday, September 11.

Fundraiser for Skinner family at Water’s Edge a success

Published by editor on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 8:48am

Ogden daycare providers adjust to pandemic

Published by editor on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 8:40am

It's been an eventful year for Ogden's various daycare providers.

With constant uncertainty about whether children or parents will be homebound at any given point, area childcare providers have offered flexibility for parents that may need it the most.

Even as school begins again, dozens of Ogden children have been entrusted to the care of the six local registered providers, who have been asked by the state to run at maximum capacity since the pandemic started.

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