Good morning, Logan.

Families in Logan are adjusting shopping habits this back-to-school season as rising prices force many to choose cheaper brands and fewer lunchbox favorites.

Parents say higher costs are changing how they plan meals and classroom supplies.

USU’s Emma Eccles Jones College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences now reflects its expanded focus by offering a new associate degree in general health, a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience, certificates in dementia care and substance use counseling, and 30 nursing spots ahead of its 100th anniversary next year.

USU merged the Center for Community into the Student Success unit called Heritage & Culture, prompting criticism from students and local Native American community members.

They say the change, announced without consultation, may lessen native voices and will move staff to a new space in the Taggart Student Center.

Local homebuilders in Cache County now use localscaping (native landscaping) in new homes to conserve water amid an ongoing statewide drought despite recent rainfall.

Builders plan to adopt these water-saving measures as drought conditions persist in the region.

UDOT said crews will resume full fiber work in Logan Canyon this week, completing conduit work with lane closures scheduled near Card Canyon, Temple Fork, and Franklin Basin Road next week.

Drivers should slow down and expect delays (motorcyclists and cyclists need extra caution).

Ivory Homes is offering localscaping in new homes in Cache County to reduce water use amid an ongoing drought.

The design uses native vegetation to lower irrigation by 33% and has saved nearly a billion gallons of water (over seven years), offsetting its roughly 10% higher installation cost.

Bobby Wagner remains unsigned this offseason as talk show hosts Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker debated his chances on Thursday's Full Court Press while previewing top Aggies like Carson Tujague and Brevin Hamblin — they also shared NFL division predictions.