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Lacrosse

Sports sanctionings to affect local lacrosse players

By Aaron Fitzner
July 08, 2019 12:00 AM
The 2019 Spanish Fork Warriors lacrosse team and their coaches on a field in their uniforms. The team features players from six high schools and one charter school. (Nicole Norris)
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Baseball

Duo of BYU baseball prospects taken in MLB draft

By Aaron Fitzner
June 06, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU baseball saw three of its players — one current player, Jackson Cluff, and two future players, Cutter Clawson and Cy Nielson — taken in the 2019 MLB draft. (Ty Mullen)
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Local

Community support 'awe-inspiring' during recent Utah fires

By Quincy Wilks
October 05, 2018 12:00 AM
Sandbags have replaced the fire trucks in Brent Hirz's neighborhood, and he waits each day to see how much rain will fall. It's not a scenario he imagined in the early afternoon on Sept. 13, when he got a pre-recorded phone call from Elk Ridge City telling him the town was being put on a pre-evacuation warning. It said to prepare in case a mandatory evacuation became necessary.
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Breaking News

New Y Digital website streamlines Utah wildfire information

By Kendra Wise
September 19, 2018 12:00 AM
From left: Spencer Christensen, Adam Durfee and K.C. Miller monitor the Utah County Fire Website. The website was designed as an information hub for those affected by the Bald Mountain and Pole Creek fires. (Ty Mullen)
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Local

Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires displace families, residents band together

By Sahalie Donaldson
September 17, 2018 12:00 AM
A helicopter flies towards the Pole Creek fire and Bald Mountain fire to offer air support. As of Sept. 17, the two fires cover approximately 83,000 acres of land. (Ty Mullen)
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Breaking News

Elizabeth Salgado's body found; three-year search becomes a homicide investigation

By Sahalie Donaldson
May 24, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, shows Edward Smart holding a photo of missing student Elizabeth Elena Laguna Salgado during a news conference, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Local

A Krishna temple in the heart of Salt Lake Valley

By Cassidy Hansen
August 19, 2016 12:00 AM
In this Aug. 4, 2016 photo, Caru Das, Utah Hare Krishna leader,poses at the construction site for the Salt Lake City Krishna Temple in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo)
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Life

Hand in Hand Outdoors impacts lives of volunteers and participants

By Jenna Crowther
April 18, 2016 12:00 AM
Utah native Matt Barber always wanted to be a part of something bigger than himself. Serving as an EMT for 15 years, a Spanish Fork city councilman for six and now as a bishop at a BYU student ward has helped him to achieve just that.
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Local

Utah voters cast ballots across the state

By Beau Jones
November 05, 2015 12:00 AM
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker speaks to supporters at an election party Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Becker ran against former state lawmaker Jackie Biskupski. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Sports

Tradition, spirit, derby: Derby rolls into a family-friendly grocery store

October 01, 2014 12:00 AM
Epic moments in sports are no respecter of location or setting. Brightly lit stadiums filled to capacity, dusty summer sandlots in front of the whole neighborhood, back-alley blacktops hidden behind chain link fences — these are where the moments happen. In Spanish Fork, these moments happen inside an old, abandoned grocery store.
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Sports

A festival of destruction: Demolition derby

August 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Engines roar. Tires squeal. Dirt flies in the air. Then, it happens. Metal collides with metal, crumpling like aluminum foil, and fluids mix into the mud. And the crowd goes nuts.
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Sports

Rodeo: Celebrating one of sports' oldest traditions

July 23, 2013 12:00 AM
The stadium is filled with the smell of horses, dirt and fresh popcorn. Children are clinging onto the hands of parents who are guiding grandparents to their annual box seating — three generations of rodeo goers. Seats are packed, and the place is filled as if a whole city came out for opening night.
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Sports

Ten causes to run for this summer

July 09, 2013 12:00 AM
Provo residents — BYU students in particular— are known for their infectious desire to run without cause.
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Eleven News

Fees for Food

By Matt Rascon
October 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Fees can really pile up for an overdue library book, but what if there was a way to take care of those fees without using cash or a card? Spanish Fork Library has found a way for library patrons to get rid of those fees while also giving back to the community.
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Life

Festival of Colors approaching

By David Lake
March 22, 2012 12:00 AM
According to Hindu tradition, Holika, a demoness from Hindu scripture, had the power to walk through fire without perishing. Holika attempted to kill Prahlad in a fire with her ability. Prahlad chanted Vishnu's name, a Hindu god, and was spared from the flames as Holika found her demise in the fire.
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Life

Festival of Colors 101: optimizing your experience

By David Lake
March 22, 2012 12:00 AM
Last year thousands of BYU students attended the Holi Festival and had great experiences. However, some students end up ruining their clothes and possessions, or missing out on key points of the festival. These tips can help make the Holi experience the best possible:
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Local

Blog: Holi Festival of Colors

By Tessa Farnsworth
March 13, 2012 12:00 AM
Every year Spanish Fork turns into a giant rainbow cloud on a selected day in March. Students and residents from all over Utah Valley travel to The Lotus Temple to celebrate the arrival of Spring. This is the largest celebration of Holi, The Festival of Colors, in the Western Hemisphere. Those in attendance can purchase bags of colored chalk which are then thrown into the air at a certain time of the day.
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