Project Read honors students in annual event
Project Read will hold its 2016 Annual Student Recognition Event on April 12 to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of its students during the previous year.Project Read, a nonprofit orga
Zions Bank awards Salem teen for good grades
By Britney JohnstonSalem Junior High School ninth-grader Braxton Beatty has received a $100 scholarship savings account after being named a regional winner of the winter drawing held by Zions Ban
BYU event makes math and science fun for students
How do you make fractions fun? Turn them into a basketball game. How do you teach students about mechanical engineering and propulsion? Let them build their own self-propelled rubber band race ca
Sponsors sought to support local heroes
By Tara JoynerWalker Sanderson Funeral Home Provo/OremIt’s Walker Sanderson Funeral Homes great pleasure to serve as an Honorary Chairperson of the Red Cross Heroes Recognition Event recognizing
iPads, other equipment donated for Alzheimer’s patients
The Senior Citizens of Mapleton gathered recently at the The Abbington Assisted Living & Memory Care Community facility for a tour of the building and a luncheon provided by the Abbington. Ma
Letter to the Editor: We will elect Donald Trump
We the people are fed up with the lies and deceit of the greedy politicians who think more of themselves than the people they represent. They are a group of self-righteous individuals who capital
Book Look: “The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman”
By Debbie BalzottiSometimes I judge a book by its cover. The haunting portrait photo of Olive Oatman from 1848 shows a dark-haired beauty with a tattooed face gazing out from the cover. “The Blue
Sakia Brost elected president of Utah State FFA Association
By Salem Hills FFA ChapterThe Utah State FFA Convention was held in Richfield in March. Sakai Brost, a student at Salem Hills High School, took the opportunity to run to be on the 2016-2017 State
Salem Jr. student completes Eagle Scout Project to last for ages
By Jordan Blanchard
Spencer Marvin, a ninth-grade student at Salem Junior High School, has organized the construction of a track and field discus ring at his school as his Eagle Scout Project. “I
Letter to the Editor: Coal-exporting terminal bad for Calif.
Dear Residents of Utah:The Utah Legislature has fast-tracked a bill to Governor Gary Herbert that allocates $53 million dollars of taxpayer funds to finance a proposed coal-export terminal in Wes
