The Fellas Chop Shop Celebrates Two Years

In May, the Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting, joined with business members, the community, and city council to celebrate The Fellas Chop Shop who has served the community for the past two years. The Fellas Chop Shop barbershop, now a true staple in the Springville community, just marked its second anniversary with […]

Volunteers Needed for Springville Kiwanis Club Scone Booth

As we start the month of June, we begin the countdown to the exciting annual summer celebration of Springville’s Art City Days. This event brings people and businesses from all over to set up a large variety of booths of art, clothing, handmade crafts, food, games, and many more wonderful items for sale. It also […]

Nebo Elementary Students Compete at Seventh Annual Keyboarding Competition

Nebo School District’s seventh annual Elementary Keyboarding Competition was held on April 18-19 at each elementary school in the district.  In order to qualify for the competition, students were tested on their keyboarding speed and accuracy, and were selected based on that criteria by their school’s keyboarding specialist. A total of 523 students were selected […]

Four community productions to watch for or participate in this summer

It’s nearly time for school to end and summer to begin, even if Mother Nature seems to be a bit confused this year. This also happens to be the start of one of my personal favorite seasons: Big Summer Community Theatre Production Season! OK, so it’s not an actual season – but it should be!  […]

Local author publishes first book in sweet romance book series

Local author Deborah Goodman sees her writing as an “escape for people” because “we all need fun.” The Springville resident’s most recent book, “Just a Friend,” was released on March 2, and  one of 17 published writings by Goodman since starting to write for the sweet romance genre. Sweet romance is a popular genre that […]

SHS’s Key Club: The Key to the Heart of the Springville-Mapleton Community

The strengthening of any community is built on the foundation of service. At Springville High School, an organization called Key Club consists of students who give of their time and efforts to provide service to our local community. With their diligent efforts, many service projects have come to fruition, and there’s a chance you’ve witnessed […]

Cherry Creek Teacher Honored with State Math Award

Jessica Tobler, a teacher at Cherry Creek Elementary, was honored with a State Math award. Jessica is an amazing example of an elementary teacher that strives to use best practices in mathematics education. Her school, Cherry Creek Elementary, is a highly-impacted Title I school. Jessica said that she decided early in her career that she […]