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Esther Hutchings Sumsion retires after 30 years at Hutch’s
When Esther Hutchings Sumsion walked out of Hutch’s two weeks ago, a 70-year tradition of serving Lehi’s citizens ended for the Hutchings family. Sumsion, the daughter of the late Harold and Marie Hutchings, has worked at the store for 30 years. The history of Hutch’s started when W.D....
Wasatch County Fair Days opens with demolition derby
Wasatch County Parks and Recreation has a full calendar of events for this year’s Fair Days. Festivities are planned from July 26 to Aug. 3. The demolition derby will be on Friday and Saturday evenings, July 26-27, at the outdoor arena on Southfield Road. Marketing coordinator Jennifer Bowman said the car-crushing event is an exciting way to open the fair.
Christian Center of Park City’s Back 2 School Basics needs support
Back 2 School Basics was created to ensure local kids have access to enough clothing and school supplies each year. Each child who signs up receives a $100 gift card to spend at the Outlets Park City, now called Junction Commons Park City. The kids also get to choose a new backpack and school supplies.
Wohali luxury rentals spark Coalville City Council controversy
Wohali is a luxury golf resort with homes, rentals and its own private backcountry. It’s under construction west of Coalville, but before it was approved in 2021, disagreement over the project nearly split the town of 1,500 in half. Now, the controversy is back after the mayor signed off...
78-year-old man ordered to stand trial for 2021 murder
SALT LAKE CITY — A 78-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial for the 2021 murder of a Sandy woman after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing. William Richard O'Reilly, of South Jordan, is accused of shooting and stabbing Masako Yamada Kenley, an acquaintance and former co-worker, multiple times, and then dumping her body near the Jordan River in Sandy. He is charged with murder and discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, both first-degree felonies; and obstructing justice, a second-degree felony.
Ohio man arrested at Cedar City truck stop, accused of kidnapping California teen
CEDAR CITY — An Ohio man was arrested in Cedar City on Wednesday and accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old from California. Just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Cedar City dispatchers received a call from a parent in San Diego who said their daughter was kidnapped and taken from their home about 2 a.m., a police booking affidavit said. The caller told police their daughter had met a man online, but she didn't really know him.
“Tom’s Elton Tribute” at Kanab’s Redstone Theater
In a show honoring Sir Elton John’s music and the inspiration it shared during hard times, “Tom’s Elton Tribute” by Tom Cridland and band rocked Kanab’s Redstone Theater on July 22. Photos by Ty Gant. The three-piece tribute band played many of Elton John’s highlight...
Cedar City commemorates lives, accomplishments of early settlers with ‘Pioneer Legacy Celebration’
CEDAR CITY — Thousands of people packed Southern Utah University’s Eccles Coliseum for Wednesday night’s “Pioneer Legacy Celebration.”. The free event featured some 110 local volunteer performers, many of them children. In his welcome message in the event’s program, producer Merrill Osmond, said the decision to make the production a youth-focused one was unanimous.
Utah DOT Working on 209 Projects Totaling $2.74 Billion
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Construction on Utah Dept. of Transportation projects is at its peak, with the agency working on 209 projects this year carrying a total project cost of $2.74 billion. Planned improvements range from repaving rural highways to building freeway-style interchanges and widening, repaving, demolishing and...
Biological mother speaks of red flags prior to Gavin Peterson’s death
WEST HAVEN — The biological mother of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson, who was allegedly starved to death by his biological father, stepmother and oldest brother, is breaking her silence. “It broke my heart to know that he died that way,” said Melanie Peterson. “I can’t imagine being so hungry. It’s...
Water Canyon Winery expands: Sip and savor this weekend at the grand opening of Hildale’s new cafe
HILDALE — Hildale just got a fresh new flavor with a brand-new cafe, and they’re serving up delectable, locally sourced dishes alongside a selection of wines that are already winning hearts and tantalizing taste buds. “It’s been awesome,” The Winery Cafe owner and chef Indy Tooke said. “I’m...
Drought returns to Utah, but storms forecast to continue in state's driest region
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's droughtless streak didn't last very long, but the section now in drought could get some much-needed rain over the next few days. About 5% of the state — almost entirely in Tooele County — is back in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly report released on Thursday. It comes three weeks after the Beehive State was drought-free for the first time since 2019 as it cleared out in eastern Utah.
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