One Monroe wife will be forever grateful to a local FedEx driver, Cody Stearmer, who stepped up and saved her husband’s life while making his regular rounds through the town.Alice Conder was home on Monday, May 13, but she didn’t know her husband, David was home as well.
May is Stroke Awareness Month, and health professionals want patients to understand that most stroke cases may be prevented.1 in 20 adult deaths are due to strokes.
Brigham Young University was the scene for the 1-6A high school State track and field championship May 16-18.
Most people know the old saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” For an 11-year-old kid, that village may already consist of parents, grandparents, older siblings, coaches, religious leaders, neighbors, and teachers.As is the case for fifth graders at Pahvant Elementary, that can also include principals, instructional assistants, a librarian, a Richfield City Police Department resource officer, Sevier County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue, Snow College faculty, local law enforcement, paramedics, emergency responders, and more.As another school year winds down, the last weeks of elementary school fills up with fun and educational activities before the long awaited summer school break in late May.Now that the curriculum has been taught, testing has been completed, and students have worked hard all year, the fifth grade students at Pahvant Elementary have been and will be busy as this week completes the end of their elementary school career and ushers in the start of the newest chapter of their lives, middle school.Some of these exciting activities include the annual fifth grade kickball tournament, the grade wide spelling bee, the awards assembly where awards are given to students who have passed off physical goal requirements like running the mile in a certain time, doing so many sit ups in a minute, the V sit and reach testing flexibility, and don’t forget the pull ups.
The Fishlake National Forest is working with the Piute County roads crew to fix severe washouts on Dry Creek Road.
As part of the Monroe Mountain Aspen Ecosystems Restoration Project, the Fishlake National Forest will be conducting prescribed burning operations on Monroe Mountain from May 16th to June 8th, 2024.This important work is being done to improve forest health and wildlife habitat.
The Last Chance/Porcupine Prescribed Fire Project will start tomorrow with hand ignitions in the Clear Creek Drainage area.
It is springtime in Sevier Valley.
It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Winter 2024 President’s List.
You might not have thought much aboutbeneficiary designations — but they canplay a big role in your estate planning.When you purchase insurance policiesand open investment accounts, such asyour IRA, you’ll be asked to name a beneficiary, and, in some cases, more than one.This might seem easy, especially if youhave a spouse and children, but if youexperience a major life event, such as adivorce or a death in the family, you mayneed to make some changes — becausebeneficiary designations carry a lot ofweight under the law.In fact, these designations can supersede the instructions you may have writtenin your will or living trust, so everyone inyour family should know who is expectedto get which assets.