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The Hills Were Alive! Run Willamette 5K – Salem Hills
It was a beautiful June morning for the inaugural Run Willamette Salem Hills 5K. While I expected a hilly venue, this one was kind of epic! Just walking around the property before the race started was enough to start feeling those legs. Pre-race check in was quick and efficient. There were real bathrooms to use pre-race and parking was nice and close – thank goodness!
Pleasant Grove firefighters deployed to help battle Southern California wildfires
Wildfire season is already off to a raging start in Utah. So far in 2024, there have been over 400 fire starts across the state, with more than 5,000 acres burned, according to Utah Fire Info. But other areas in the western United States are also fanning the flames. In...
All-City Honors – Boys Lacrosse: Spring 2024
Cabell Buechner (So. Skyridge): Midfielder with all-around skills is the lynchpin of his team. Scored 29 goals, made 18 assists, collected 91 ground balls and 30 takeaways, and won 63 faceoffs. “Cabell is the epitome of versatility,” said Coach Bart Butterfield. “He plays on man up and man down squads, he faces off at a near 50 percent rate, he leads the team in ground balls and he’s our youngest team captain. As a freshman he was named to the All-Region team, a feat he repeated this year despite missing five games with a knee injury.”
80-year-old man airlifted after Wasatch County horse accident
The accident happened Friday evening around 6 p.m., east of Heber in the Crooked Creek area. An 80-year-old man was thrown from his horse in the backcountry, resulting in what Wasatch County Search and Rescue Commander Kam Kohler called “significant injuries.”. “I’m not sure if it bucked him off,...
FLASHBACK 1988: Residents denounce racism with South High's closure and East, West and Highland High's merging
In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
On Friday the City released complete terms for SEG’s sports and entertainment district. Tuesday the City Council votes. Here’s our report card.
After dropping its 136-page “participation agreement” with Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) on a Friday afternoon of a summer holiday weekend, City Hall is poised to approve this Tuesday the terms of a $900 million sales tax transfer to SEG after receiving the enabling legislation from Capitol Hill this past March.
Shopping development to be built by Jordanelle takes step forward
The development is planned for east of U.S. 40, near the Jordanelle Reservoir and across from Deer Valley’s East Village resort expansion. But it’s been difficult to agree on how much parking the new shopping center will need. When the developer proposed 140 spots at a Wasatch County Council meeting in September – just over half the number code requires – councilmembers were hesitant to approve the plans.
VA officials to host public meeting on Cedar City National Cemetery project
CEDAR CITY — U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs officials have planned a community engagement session to explain and discuss Southern Utah’s first national cemetery, which is currently under construction in Cedar City. The event is scheduled for July 16 at Southwest Tech, 757 W. 800 South in Cedar...
Drunk man hits store employee in West Jordan, offers police $20 bribe to go free
An intoxicated man was arrested on Friday after drunkenly attempting to buy alcohol, smacking a store employee in the face, and offering police officers a $20 bribe to be released from custody, according to West Jordan Police.
At Holiday Oil, the Wagstaff brothers keep their dad's vision alive
WEST VALLEY — Brothers Scott and Mike Wagstaff are the leaders of one of Utah's most successful home-grown businesses. Their company, Holiday Oil, turned 60 this year. Year-in, year-out its growth has been as steady as a metronome. In July they're set to open their 75th store. By the end of the 2020s, they plan to hit 100. They have 1,000 employees on their payroll and counting.
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