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Soccer Game Recap: Clearfield Comes Up Short
Clearfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bountiful RedHawks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Clearfield of the 1-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
4A state soccer: 5 Region 9 teams make it to tournament; Snow Canyon hosts 1st round match
ST. GEORGE — Region 9 will be well represented at the 4A boys state soccer tournament beginning Friday, but local teams will have to step up their game if they want to be the last team standing. None of the Region 9 squads made it into the top four...
UTA operators protest after memo suggests outsourcing some services
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A recent decision to explore outsourcing some of Utah Transit Authority’s supplemental and seasonal services was met with protest and frustration by employees on Wednesday morning, May 8. Several UTA operators and employees voiced their concerns after a memo was sent out saying...
Norway’s ban on cellphones in middle schools shows positive results. Will Utah do the same?
SALT LAKE CITY — A few years ago, Norway banned cell phones from 400 middle schools. After three years of the ban, researchers said the girls’ grades were better and their mental health had improved, while both boys and girls experienced less bullying, according to a report by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
One Man Set a World Record For Vertical Skied, But Another Skier Had Logged More Feet
Last week, we covered the story of Ogden, Utah’s Tom Hart, a dedicated skier at Snowbasin Resort who was working to set the world record for most vertical feet skied in a season. He did that (unofficially), skiing over seven-million vertical feet by Snowbasin’s closing day on April 28. By all accounts, it was an amazing effort that took hours of meticulous paperwork and certifications with the people at Guinness that included “news accounts, maps, data from apps that track vertical feet, and witness statements.” (It isn’t clear if Guinness had verified the record yet.)
2 arrested after shooting in parking lot of Clearfield apartment complex
CLEARFIELD, Utah, April 29, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Two men have been arrested following a shooting that injured a third man Sunday afternoon outside a Clearfield apartment complex. Richard Santiago Tehero, 21, and Austin James Wickham, 24, both of Clearfield, were arrested Sunday night for investigation of third-degree felony...
Developing Town: Riverdale’s Midwives
Editorial Note: Part 372 of a series of further development in the early days that impacted Franklin County. (Sources: Riverdale, 100 Years 1870 –1970, Life Sketch, Biographies of midwives) In Riverdale’s early years the community was thought of as being in three separate sections: Riverdale, The Falls, and Battle...
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