Episode 2 of the wedding planner's diary, in which Brandon Otte of Jordan details the five jobs he has accepted from bride-to-be Molly Engstrom of Woodbury, who is doing much more work than he on planning the wedding, scheduled for Aug. 9:

The wedding of Brandon Otte of Jordan and Molly Engstrom of Woodbury is scheduled for Aug. 9.

"I'm working very hard, clearly, on my wedding planning, doing most of the work, really," Otte says with sarcasm in his voice and a smile on his face. "Molly isn't isn't doing a whole lot, not carrying her weight."

See and hear Otte in his vlog from yesterday:

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Candice Dehnbostel reports:

Leo Mornson, 82, gives $8 haircuts in the back of the former Miller-Hartwig Insurance building. His one-room, one-chair barbershop is open to the regulars and newcomers to Jordan and the surrounding cities.

Mornson decorates his shop with pictures of family and friends, a clock that chimes like a train every hour, and a gnome that overlooks his work from a top shelf against the wall.

Last week, Mornson took some time with the Jordan Independent to share stories of his barbering and his life.

The Jordan Independent asked Dave Helke and the other five candiates for three open seats on the Jordan School Board to answer one question via video: How would you rate the district's commun

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