The Sanpete County Commissioners held an emergency meeting Friday morning and voted to demolish the grandstand at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds beginning early next week. Due to damage caused by the recent wind storms and the fact that the structure is 98 years old, the decision was made to move […]
Some 306 students are set to graduate from Sevier School District high schools next week. Commencement exercises for all four institutions are slated for Friday, May 26, at the Sevier Valley Center (SVC) in Richfield, beginning with Cedar Ridge High School’s graduation ceremony in the theatre at 10 a.m. All […]
The Sanpete County Commission has called an emergency meeting for 8 a.m. Friday morning, May 26, to discuss immediate demolition of the Sanpete County Fairgrounds grandstand. Originally, organizers planned to add additional bracing and structural enhancements to extend the life of the century-old grandstand. But after several severe wind storms […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers say they hope a new, unique law cuts down on the expanding and increasingly troubling forms of cyber harassment by giving authorities the ability to send the online bullies to jail. But some lawyers and a libertarian-leaning group say they are concerned with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two major outdoor recreation trade shows are merging for one big expo to be held in Denver. Emerald Expositions, which produces the Outdoor Retailer trade show that’s leaving Salt Lake City after two decades over political differences, announced Wednesday night it has acquired the SnowSports […]
(Zion National Park, UT) – If your long weekend plans include a trip to Zion National Park, get ready for long lines and big crowds. The park said yesterday that they would like people to visit any day but Saturday if possible. That was their busiest day of Memorial Day weekend […]
(Bears Ears National Monument, UT) – A conservationist is the new owner of a 640-acre area within the Bears Ears National Monument known as Needles Outpost. Jennifer Speers bought the property at auction yesterday for two-point-five-million dollars, about one-point-five-million more than where the bidding started. The land includes a gas station, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – State transportation officials are expecting lots of traffic on Utah’s roads during the Memorial Day weekend. A spokesman for the Utah Department of Transportation says delays of 15-minutes to a half-hour could be typical this weekend and could be even worse if there is an accident. […]
(St. George, UT) – Authorities are looking for two boys reportedly abducted by their father who may be trying to take them to Mexico. Investigators think Ricardo Lopez, who does not have custody of eleven-year old Jesus and nine-year-old Angel, took the boys yesterday after he was supposed to drop them […]
(Hurricane, UT) – The man accused of child abuse for allegedly attacking his girlfriend’s eight-year-old son will reportedly take a plea deal. The Spectrum reports Michael Mason pleaded not guilty to five charges in court yesterday but his attorney said he expects him to take a plea agreement offered by prosecutors. […]
