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Prep Sports Roundup: 1/14
Published on January 14, 2010 at 11:42PM
MILFORD, Utah (AP)—Tyler Denny had 22 points and the Milford Tigers mowed over the Panguitch Bobcats, 61-47 Thursday in Region 20 boys basketball action. Eric Frandsen had 17 points to pace Panguitch in defeat.
ESCALANTE, Utah (AP)—Jaylen Christensen had 18 points while Kelton Price and Tyson Westwood each had 16 more as the Piute Thunderbirds decimated the Escalante Moquis, 75-27 in Region 20 boys basketball action Thursday. Paul Sorenson had 10 points in defeat for the Moquis.
ORDERVILLE, Utah (AP)—Lance Maxwell posted 30 points and the Valley Buffaloes smacked the Wayne Badgers, 68-49 in Region 20 boys basketball action Thursday. Zach Taylor had 14 points for the Badgers in the loss.
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Brooke Bliss had 25 points and the Richfield Lady Wildcats outlasted the Emery Lady Spartans, 65-64 Thursday in Region 12 girls basketball action. Taylor Mann had 28 points for Emery in defeat.
DELTA, Utah (AP)—Kaity Diaz had 17 points and the Delta Lady Rabbits dismantled the Manti Lady Templars, 43-20 in Region 12 girls basketball action at the Palladium Thursday.
FILLMORE, Utah (AP)—Hannah Snyder’s 16 points led the way for the Beaver Lady Beavers in a 49-30 rout of the Millard Lady Eagles Thursday in Region 13 girls basketball action. Keri Brunson had 11 points in defeat for Millard.
KANAB, Utah (AP)—Tressa Lyman paced Enterprise with 14 points as the Lady Wolves bested the Kanab Cowgirls, 42-27 in Region 13 girls basketball action Thursday. Calli Jackson and Kaylee Glover each had eight points in defeat for Kanab.
Juab Coach on Administrative Leave Following Altercation With Student
Published on January 14, 2010 at 07:08PM
(NEPHI)—Juab High School is investigating an altercation between a student and coach that happened Wednesday. Principal Rick Robins won’t give a lot of details, but did confirm some sort of altercation occurred. Robins said the coach is now on paid administrative leave and Robins is personally conducting the investigation. The names of the people involved have not yet been released.
Logan woman survives Haiti earthquake
Published on January 14, 2010 at 04:28PM
(SALT LAKE CITY) – A Logan woman who had just arrived in Haiti for a 10-day humanitarian mission survived the earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday. Carol Smith was in the city of Bon Repos, near Port-au-Prince, working at an orphanage and called her daughter on a satellite phone, saying she was alright. Smith said the devastation is unbelievable. The earthquake hit, one day after Smith landed in Haiti. She and her friend, Mandi McBride, who are both nurses from Logan, went to help at Ruuska Village, an orphanage seven miles outside Port-au-Prince. The orphanage is still standing but Smith said the earthquake destroyed the two neighboring villages. Some people in the building next to them were killed. Initial reports say the earthquake killed nearly 500,000 people.
State Appeals Decision on Radioactive Waste
Published on January 14, 2010 at 02:28PM
(DENVER)—Utah should have say over whether a company can ship low-level radioactive waste from another country into the state, attorneys argued Thursday before a federal appeals court. Attorneys for the state of Utah and an interstate compact that regulates the waste argued before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the law creating the compact gives the state and other members broad authority. They asked the judges to reverse a Utah federal court decision saying the Northwest Interstate Compact can’t block EnergySolutions Inc. from shipping in low-level radioactive waste from Italy. EnergySolutions wants to import up to 20,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Italy. The waste would be processed in Tennessee and about 1,600 tons would be disposed of in Utah. Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman used the state’s veto power on the compact in hopes of keeping the foreign waste out. Congress granted the compact authority to exclude out-of-state waste, stated Kristina Mitchell of the Washington state attorney general’s office. Mitchell said the law’s language is clear, notwithstanding the trial court’s stance to the contrary. A 1980 law amended five years later allowed states to form compacts and develop new regional facilities for low-level radioactive waste to more evenly distribute waste sites across the country and prevent some states from becoming national dumping grounds.
Utah Man Gets 23 Years For Maine Robbery Spree
Published on January 14, 2010 at 02:25PM
(PORTLAND, Maine)—A 55-year-old Utah man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison in connection with a two-day robbery spree of four businesses in Maine. U.S. Attorney Paula Sisby said Thursday that Richard Campbell of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 20 years for the four robberies and an additional three years for violation of supervised release. At the time of the robberies last February, Campbell was on supervised release out of Utah after serving 17 years for bank robbery. Silsby said Campbell robbed a hair salon, coffee shop and a cleaners in Portland as well as a shoestore in Westbrook, Maine.
Southern Utah Animal Shelter Faces Overcrowding
Published on January 14, 2010 at 02:21PM
(CEDAR CITY)—Officials say the Iron County Animal Shelter may have to abandon its no-kill policy because of crowding. Iron County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Holm says the shelter holds up to 16 dogs and six cats. He said the shelter is constantly having to turn animals away. The sheriff’s office is encouraging county residents to adopt a pet if they can or volunteer time at the shelter. Enoch Animal Shelter director Chris Johnson stated her shelter is seeing similar problems, particularly with cats and kittens. Johnson says the shelter, a no-kill facility, often has to turn cats away. The shelter only takes animals found within city limits.
U of U Faculty Member Nominated For Grammy
Published on January 14, 2010 at 02:17PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—An assistant professor at the University of Utah’s school of music has been nominated for a Grammy award. Mezzo-soprano Kirsten Gunlogson is a contender in the category of best classical album of 2009 for her performance on the album, “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortileges, with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. A news release stated Gunlogson is honored to be nominated for the award. The winners will be announced at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Sunday January 31 at Los Angeles. Gunlogson has an extensive performance history nationwide and has performed with the Utah Symphony and Opera.
State To Start Inspecting Coal Mines
Published on January 14, 2010 at 02:12PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—Utah plans to start conducting its own safety inspections of coal mines, a job long left to federal regulators. The Utah Labor Commission was scheduled to convene Thursday to authorize the state inspections. Labor Commissioner Sherri Hayashi, however, says the state won’t be able to take enforcement actions, leaving that to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, which does its own inspections. Hayashi says the commission is adopting a provision of a 2008 law that set up the Price-based state Office of Coal Mine Safety, which has a single employee and no regulatory powers. The Utah Legislature created the oversight office in the wake of the twin cave-ins at Crandall Canyon that killed six miners and three rescuers.
Haitian earthquake alerts caring Utahns
Published on January 14, 2010 at 10:53AM
(TAYLORSVILLE) – The earthquake in Haiti has left many Utahns wondering if their friends and loved ones are safe in a country where over 500,000 people have perished. Hernandez Honore of Taylorsville left Haiti ten years ago because its brutal internal politics made it too dangerous for him to stay. He’s now a cab driver but was once the mayor’s bodyguard and chief of security for Port-au-Prince. Honore’s brother is still the chief of police in that capitol city but with the city in ruins, he hasn’t been able to reach him. He hopes with the catastrophe, the people of Haiti will set aside politics and come together to rescue the nation. He said that America is a close neighbor of Haiti, just an hour and a half from Miami by airplane and there’s probably never been a needier neighbor.
Manti Elementary Dedication
Published on January 14, 2010 at 10:48AM
(Manti) One phase of the South Sanpete School District Building Program is complete and will be dedicated in February. The Manti Elementary addition was the smallest of the three projects started last year, and was complete during the Christmas break. The addition includes a new Kindergarten room, as well as seven new classrooms. A dedication and open house will be held at the School Board’s meeting on February 10th at 3:30 PM. The ceremony will include a short program, refreshments, and a tour of the new facilities. District officials commented that the school will also receive new playground equipment in the spring, and the main building area will have new carpet installed this summer. The public is welcome to attend the dedication and open house.
Centerfield Police "bag" manure suspect
Published on January 14, 2010 at 09:17AM
(CENTERFIELD) – Centerfield Police apprehended a suspected burglar covered in manure in a field Wednesday morning. Centerfield Police Chief Brett McCall said when officers attempted to make an arrest at a residence, a 19-year old suspect from Texas bolted into a field. McCall said officers had been investigating a burglary in Centerfield over the weekend and served search warrants on the suspects at about 11:30am Wednesday when the suspect fled. He said the man was covered in manure in a field owned by David Beck located in the southwest quadrant of Centerfield. Police had to “bag” the man in an orange UDOT trash bag because of the mess and smell. Several suspects in the burglary were taken into custody while the investigation continues.