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Serenity Kimball stands outside her newly expanded Curiosi Tea Bookshop at 49 W. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. Kimball and her husband, Abe, spent two years renovating the historic downtown building before opening the bookstore in its new location Oct. 31.
MANTI — Manti residents celebrated two community upgrades during a block party Wednesday night, including a renovated senior center and the opening of a new community center. The senior center received a $350,000 renovation, including a new kitchen, flooring and upgraded bathrooms.
MANTI—Paul Gardner keeps growing taller and getting faster. Manti High School runner Paul Gardner crosses the finish line Oct. 27 at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City to win his second consecutive Class 3A boys cross-country state championship.
EPHRAIM—The Snow College men’s basketball team has opened its season with four consecutive victories following an opening loss, giving the Badgers a 4-1 record under new Head Coach Brad Kitchen. The winning streak includes a 106-101 overtime upset of No. 8 Indian Hills Community College and a 104-75 victory over Sauk Valley Community College.
It’s a relief that in the wake of historic voter turnout and the party in power losing in many states, no one appears to be talking about election fraud. The truth is that America has the best organized and most secure elections in the world.
PLEASANTFor five days later this month, the stage in the North Sanpete High School Auditorium will be transformed into a small town in Alabama as the setting for the tall tales of a traveling salesman named Edward Bloom. NSHS theater students rehearse for their upcoming presentation of Big Fish.
Residents gather outside the Manti armory for a Nov. 11 block party celebrating the renovated senior center and the armory’s new role as a community center. Photo by Robert Stevens. MANTI—Manti City’s social and recreational scene received two major upgrades this month, and residents turned out Wednesday night, Nov. 11, for a street party to mark the occasion.
An explainer regarding the role and connection of Weber County to the town of Huntsville.
Alperen Sengun recorded 43 points in a Houston Rockets victory over the Utah Jazz, a performance Ime Udoka described as dominant. Udoka also noted that Fred VanVleet provided a critical energy boost by shouting at the Rockets' bench during the game.
The Utah Jazz fell to the Houston Rockets 125-118 on November 12, marking the team's twelfth loss of the season and second loss in NBA Cup play. Despite a strong performance from Darryn Peterson, the Jazz were unable to overcome bench struggles and late-game decisions.
Alperen Şengün recorded 43 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists to lead the Houston Rockets to a 125-118 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. With the win, Şengün became the third player in Rockets history to record at least 40 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists while shooting at least 70% from the field.
Utah State defeated UC San Diego 120-82 on Friday night at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Mason Falslev led the Aggies with 33 points and 12 rebounds in the victory.
The last time Utah State faced UC San Diego, the Aggies scored 73 points and lost to the Tritons by two. Two years later, USU decided it was better to just get things over with early and score 73 points in the first half alone.