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Lehi jewelry business donates $75K for Alzheimer's research through purple heart earring
LEHI — A local jewelry company is set to donate $75,000 to Alzheimer's Association in honor of the owner's mother who passed from the disease. Sydney Bledsoe and her brother's wife Janelle Lucero started Pip Pop Post in January 2022 after not being able to find earrings that checked all their boxes of style, quality and comfortability. But soon after, the two wanted to do something more.
Clearfield football preview: Longtime area assistant Caputo eager to turn page for lowly Falcons program
CLEARFIELD -- You don't call up Fred Fernandes if you're going to mess around. But Cody Caputo, tabbed to rebuild a downtrodden Clearfield program after six seasons as a proven defensive coordinator at Farmington, called up his former boss and longtime Roy head coach about flipping the script. Caputo served...
Be a Little Bit Naughty at Lehi Art’s MATILDA
LEHI — Growing up, the books of Roald Dahl and the imagination behind them were very important in my household. Making a drive to Lehi to see Matilda the Musical at the Lehi Arts Council in Friday traffic may seem a bit crazy for a Northern Utahn, but since this is the year anniversary of my mother’s death and I have vivid memories of her reading the book to me, I take any opportunity I can to see the musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly. The story follows young, brilliant Matilda, played the night I saw the show by Alicia Wright, as she struggles with the trauma of parents who do not love her, a principal who mistreats her, and powers that she cannot understand.
Cougars Weigh In: Reactions to Olympic Trials and Triumphs
As the 2024 Olympics approach, BYU students are buzzing with opinions and emotions about the various impactful stories emerging as the games grow closer. From groundbreaking moments in gender parity to the individual triumphs and challenges faced by their own peers, here’s how the Cougar community has been reacting.
All-City Honors – Softball: Spring 2024
Emerson Fuller (Sr. Lehi; P): “Emerson was a great leader for us this year and she will be missed tremendously,” said Coach Tim Kennedy. She had a 2.62 ERA, which was the lowest in 6A and the third-lowest in LHS history. She also had a combined no-hitter, 20 starts and 10 complete games, 144 strikeouts in 139 innings, and a 14-9 record (61%). She earned 44 career wins, which is the second-most in LHS history (51). Fuller batted .337 with eight hits for extra bases and 23 RBI. She will be heading to the College of Southern Idaho to further her athletic and educational career.
New solar farm allows 92% of power at UVU to come from renewable energy
A new solar farm in Tooele County that began operating in May will now allow Utah Valley University to operate its campus with 92% renewable energy. The Elektron solar farm, which is operated by Rocky Mountain Power, first broke ground in 2021, according to a press release from UVU. In...
NBA Trades: Spurs steal OKC's Thunder in mock deal with Jazz and Pelicans
The Utah Jazz has been the team to watch for the majority of free agency, with them shopping two of their best assets around to interested teams. While some have speculated that they may not be serious about trading their best assets, they may just be trying to increase the value of those players, with teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder seemingly interested.
A man on death row for a 1998 murder asks Utah’s parole board for mercy
Utah officials began hearing testimony Monday about whether a man facing execution next month should be spared the death penalty for murdering his girlfriend’s mother and instead remain imprisoned for life. The parole board hearing comes after state officials said Saturday that they no longer plan to use an...
Big Sky Announces Conference Game Start Times
FARMINGTON, Utah – UC Davis football's slate of eight Big Sky Conference games have now have start times, as the conference announced the kickoffs for all conference games as part of its 2024 Big Sky Kickoff Weekend, with the Aggies opening conference play against Idaho with a 7 p.m. PT kickoff on Sept. 28.
How telehealth is revolutionizing health care
SALT LAKE CITY – While telehealth services were more commonly utilized during the pandemic, it seems like the telehealth era is just beginning. In the latest Let’s Get Moving with Maria podcast episode, Maria Shilaos spoke with CAPT Heather Dimeris, Director for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT) in HRSA, to learn how the new developments in telehealth are improving the way health care is being provided to patients nationwide.
'I can breathe easy': West-side Mexican eatery gets reprieve as development pressure mounts
SALT LAKE CITY — As development pressure spreads to Salt Lake City's west side, score one for a mom-and-pop operation in the neighborhood. Margarito Parra, operator of El Asadero, a west-side Mexican restaurant, had been told by the prior developer of an apartment building taking shape next to his business that he'd have to leave to make way for more apartments. It's been the source of plenty of worry over the last two years as the initial building west of his restaurant, still incomplete, has risen from the ground, reducing traffic at El Asadero.
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