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USU grounds crew mows American flag into quad

By gephardtdaily.com · July 4, 2026 · 1 min read
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A low-angle, close-up view of freshly mowed green grass with sharp, rhythmic patterns and long shadows under bright sunlight, evoking the precision of landscape maintenance on a university quad in Logan, Utah.
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Utah News spotted this story published July 4, 2026 at gephardtdaily.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

LOGAN, Utah, July 4, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The American flag is back on the Quad at Utah State University's Logan campus, as part of the annual celebration of Independence Day. Crew members from the university's Landscape Operations and Maintenance department cut the grass on the Quad to showcase the flag early Tuesday morning.

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