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Red Wings Eliminate Hawks; Face Pens Next
Published on May 27, 2009 at 11:35PM
DETROIT (AP)—Daniel Cleary and Darren Helm each scored for the Detroit Red Wings as they pulled out a 2-1 victory in overtime over the Chicago Blackhawks to win the Western Conference Finals Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena. Although the Red Wings won in just five games, three of the last four matchups went into overtime while Detroit goalie Chris Osgood (who had 30 saves in the clincher) said the series win was anything but easy. Patrick Kane scored the sole goal for the Blackhawks in the loss. The Stanley Cup Finals will commence Saturday at Detroit as the Red Wings host Pittsburgh.
Lakers Down Nuggets; Take 3-2 Lead
Published on May 27, 2009 at 10:31PM
Updated on May 28, 2009 at 04:38AM
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Kobe Bryant had 22 points and eight assists and Lamar Odom had his best performance of the Western Conference Finals with 19 points and 14 boards as the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-2 lead in the series with a 103-94 win over Denver Wednesday at STAPLES Center. Additionally, Pau Gasol maintained his requisite consistency with 14 points and 10 boards to help Los Angeles choke out the Nuggets in the fourth quarter as the Lakers outscored Denver, 27-18 in the latter stanza. Meanwhile, the Nuggets received a huge boost from Carmelo Anthony who busted out of his recent slump with 31 points, but no other Denver player had more than 12 and the Nuggets started out the fourth quarter with a scoring drought that lasted nearly five minutes of game time, enabling Los Angeles to pull away. Game 6 will take place Friday in Denver. LOS ANGELES (AP)—Kobe Bryant had 22 points and eight assists and Lamar Odom had his best performance of the Western Conference Finals with 19 points and 14 boards as the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-2 lead in the series with a 103-94 win over Denver Wednesday at STAPLES Center. Additionally, Pau Gasol maintained his requisite consistency with 14 points and 10 boards to help Los Angeles choke out the Nuggets in the fourth quarter as the Lakers outscored Denver, 27-18 in the latter stanza. Meanwhile, the Nuggets received a huge boost from Carmelo Anthony who busted out of his recent slump with 31 points, but no other Denver player had more than 12 and the Nuggets started out the fourth quarter with a scoring drought that lasted nearly five minutes of game time, enabling Los Angeles to pull away. Game 6 will take place Friday in Denver. Click here for game summary
Couple Sentenced for Selling Prescription Drugs
Published on May 27, 2009 at 03:03PM
(COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS)—A family that pleaded guilty to selling prescription drugs in Cottonwood Heights will now spend time in jail together. A judge told Michael and Luanne Olson they would be spending 180 days in jail and will undergo 36 months of probation for selling prescription drugs from their home. U.S. Assistant Attorney General Linda Taylor said this was a message to anyone else seeking to get prescriptions from a doctor and then turning around and selling pills. The couple’s 19-year old son also took a plea deal for helping his mom sell the drugs and collect the money. He will be sentenced in July.
Regents Consider Affiliating Utah State and CEU
Published on May 27, 2009 at 02:58PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—The State Board of Regents in Utah will discuss a proposal calling for the College of Eastern Utah to affiliate with Utah State University in an effort to include four-year university programs. The regents will consider this matter at a meeting on Friday at Weber State. The proposal is the brainchild of Michael Petersen, a former president at CEU who now heads the Utah Education Network. Petersen stated this a reasonable trade offer for the college to sacrifice some autonomy so it can become a regional university. Petersen said CEU can effectively serve southeastern Utah if its mission is broader than that of a community college. Nevertheless, CEU trustees are doubtful that the proposal addresses declining enrollment and other challenges.
DWS comments on Utah economy
Published on May 27, 2009 at 01:26PM
(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah Department of Workforce Services has stated in their latest issue of workforce news that local economies in the six-county area continue to remain nearly the same as they were during the latter part of 2008. DWS Spokesperson, Lecia Parks Langston, says workforce trends in the Sevier and Sanpete County areas are moving away from traditional farm-based jobs. She said that job expansion in the six-county area came to an abrupt end in the final quarter of 2008, when the national economy declined. Langston commented that manufacturing in Sevier County was hit the hardest because most of those products were exported to a slowing national market and over 280 jobs were lost. Jobs in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, transportation, leisure and hospitality services outnumbered jobs in mining and healthcare. The Utah economy still was not hit as hard as the national economy.
Bomber ordered to pay restitution
Published on May 27, 2009 at 11:23AM
(RICHFIELD) – A former Elsinore man who was arrested and jailed for making bomb threats last year in Richfield appeared before a district judge Tuesday for a restitution hearing. 58-year old, Augustine Vigil, was ordered by 6th District Court Judge Marvin Bagley to pay $22,000 to Walmart and K-Mart in Richfield for making a bomb threat last year at both locations and for emergency services provided by Richfield and Sevier County. Vigil is at the Utah State Prison for the crimes he committed last May.
pageant dates in Sanpete Messenger are Wrong
Published on May 27, 2009 at 11:02AM
Contrary to dates in the Sanpete Messenger under the Happenings section. The last day for Try-outs and Sign ups for the Mormon Miracle Pageant are tonight. Sign -ups and Tryouts will be at the Manti Stake Center at 295 South Main street from 6:30 to 9pm. There will be no other sign up or Tryout nights, this is the last evening to get involved.
Summer hours begin at Capitol Reef
Published on May 27, 2009 at 10:58AM
(TORREY) – The Capitol Reef National Park’s Visitor Center has changed to their summer hours beginning Friday. Park Rangers say the visitor center will be open daily from 8am to 6pm. Interpretive programs will also begin on Friday featuring geology and cultural talks at the Highway 24 petroglyph panel, evening campground programs and guided hikes. Capitol Reef has been cited by the National Parks Service as the best park in the lower United States for night skies. Dark Sky programs will also be held throughout the season. Rangers ask that you visit the center for updated programs and activities throughout the summer.
Councilmembers tour projected bike path
Published on May 27, 2009 at 10:36AM
(RICHFIELD) – City council members of Richfield took a tour Tuesday afternoon of the projected bike/walking path on the west side of the city from 500 North to the cemetery. Mayor Brad Ramsay says the council is hoping the project will be completed this summer. Ramsay said the council wants to complete the entire length of the bike/walking path as far south and north of the city as soon as funds can be made available.
Richfield selects St. George airport firm
Published on May 27, 2009 at 09:03AM
(RICHFIELD) – The Richfield City Council has approved a consulting engineering firm for the expansion of the airport project. Business Administrator, Woody Farnsworth, says the city has acquired the services of Creamer and Noble Engineering of St. George to be the chief consulting firm. He said the Airport Selection Committee recommended the St. George firm because of their focus on expansions of airports only in Utah. The firm will also use the expertise and services of Jones and DeMille Engineering of Richfield and other businesses as part of the expansion process and will serve a five-year period until the project is complete.
Richfield City considers sidewalk ordinance
Published on May 27, 2009 at 07:31AM
(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City officials are considering passing a sidewalk sales ordinance. Zoning Administrator, Paul Hinrichs, approached the council in last night’s meeting, requesting the city to either allow or disallow sidewalk sales. Hinrichs said the city has never had a sidewalk sales ordinance because there has never been a problem for the city or business owners. City officials are concerned about safety issues with racks of merchandise on city streets and walk-through traffic. The Utah Municipal Code says cities may regulate the use of streets and prevent obstructions and encroachments. The council decided to continue to discuss creation of a sidewalk sales ordinance in the future.
Drainage problems addressed at council meeting
Published on May 27, 2009 at 07:02AM
(RICHFIELD) – Drainage problems along 400 north in Richfield have several homeowners upset but the city has no funds to permanently fix the problem for two years. At the city council meeting Tuesday night, Doug Jensen, representing a coalition of homeowners, addressed the council on drainage problems, especially during rainstorms. Jensen said water is pooling along the 400 North block area, running on driveways and soaking lawns. He said the problem has existed for several years with no action from the city to fix it. The council commented that due to the economic downturn, the city has less Class-C Road funds and sales tax revenue, including a $190,000 debt for College Avenue, Main Street and bridge projects. Other road projects are already earmarked for the next two years and the drainage project is last on the list. The council and Jensen agreed to grade off the problem area for better drainage this year and move the project up a year.