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Richfield fifth-grader suspended for bringing stolen handgun to school

Last updated Friday, April 5, 2013 - 5:15pm

RICHFIELD -- Police say a fifth-grade student in Sevier County has been suspended and is facing criminal charges for bringing a stolen handgun to school in a backpack.

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Officers investigate after a veteran policeman and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire on a main boulevard in Mesquite, Nev., on Thursday. The officer was wounded in the leg by a man who stepped from a Geo Metro with Utah plates and fired at least once during a traffic stop, says Mesquite Officer Jeffrey Smith. The gunman was hit twice, Smith says, and was accompanied
by a Richfield, Utah, woman, who was cooperating with police. (KENT HARBER/The Associated Press)

Officer, gunman wounded in shootout in Mesquite

Ken Ritter The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 11:15pm

LAS VEGAS — A veteran police officer and a gunman were wounded in a brief exchange of gunfire Thursday on a main road in the Nevada resort city of Mesquite, authorities say.

A 48-year-old Richfield, Utah, woman in the vehicle wasn’t injured, and her name wasn’t released, said Mesquite Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, department spokesman.

The woman was detained for police questioning. Smith described her as cooperative and said she wasn’t immediately charged with a crime.

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Utah woman accidentally shot while boyfriend changed tire

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 18, 2013 - 9:51am

RICHFIELD -- Police say a central Utah woman didn't realize she'd been accidentally shot Sunday until she collapsed.

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St. Joseph Jayhawks win state 1-A girls tournament opener

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 3:13pm

RICHFIELD — The defending state 1-A champion St. Joseph Jayhawks opened up a tight game with a strong second half to defeat Wayne 51-35 in the opening game of the state tournament on Wednesday at the Sevier Valley Center.

St. Joseph (19-0) outscored Wayne 26-12 after the break. Liz Tomon led the way with 27 points and 13 rebounds.

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2 feared dead in apparent central Utah plane crash

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, July 16, 2012 - 12:56pm

RICHFIELD — Authorities in central Utah say they may have found the wreckage of a single-engine airplane from northern California that never arrived at its destination in Colorado.

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Prep basketball: LCA state 1-A championship, March 3, 2012

Greg Miller

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 8:50pm

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Prep basketball: Eagles a win away from 1-A title

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 12:01am

The semifinal round of a state prep basketball tournament provides the spectrum of emotions, and Friday was no different in Utah.

Orem and Olympus punched their state 4-A tickets, while Lone Peak and Brighton and claimed much coveted 5-A berths in action at West Valley City's Maverik Center.

In the state 1-A ranks, Layton Christian took the mystery out of its semifinal game with Rich, scoring the game's first 13 points en route to a 70-48 victoy over the Rebels at Richfield's Sevier Valley Center.

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Prep basketball: LCA Eagles check into 1-A semifinals

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 11:02pm

RICHFIELD -- While some had guaranteed Layton Christian Academy's cakewalk into the state 1-A boys basketball title game, the Tabiona Tigers had their own plans.

A day after knocking off Region 18 champion Tintic, the Tigers took on Region 17 champion LCA on Thursday in the quarterfinal-round action at the Sevier Valley Center.

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Prep basketball: Eagles storm into 1-A quarters

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 10:46pm

RICHFIELD -- While the St. Joseph Jayhawks are using this year's foray into the state 1-A boys basketball tournament as a fact-finding mission for next year's playoffs, the Layton Christian Eagles have firmly planted themselves in the favorite's role as Day 1 of the tournament wound to a close at the Sevier Valley Center.

Bobby Porter's Eagles turned a close game into a rout with a strong third-period surge and turned back Panguitch 74-58 on Wednesday in first-round action.

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Girls basketball: Jayhawks bully Pirates to reach 1-A final

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:29pm

RICHFIELD -- The Jayhawks will meet a familiar foe for the state 1-A girls basketball championship.

St. Joseph jumped ahead of Piute right off the bat in Friday's semifinals at the Sevier Valley Center, coasting to a 63-41 and into the finals.

The Jayhawks will meet Rich at 5 p.m. for the title.

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Girls basketball: Jayhawks, Eagles advance in 1-A

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 11:13pm

RICHFIELD -- While both the St. Joseph and Layton Christian girls basketball teams won their openers on Wednesday at the state 1-A tournament at the Sevier Valley Center, the Eagles' Alissa Atisme earned the buzz of the night with her scoring performance against Tintic.

Layton Christian Academy posted an impressive 57-38 win over Tintic, riding Atisme's 35-point outburst.

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Arden Lee (Whitey) Sandall

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 10:48pm

Arden Lee (Whitey) Sandall, 88, died after a short illness Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at the Davis Hospital and Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at Lindquist’s Kaysville Mortuary, 400 N. Main. Friends may visit family from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Officials ID snowmobiler killed in Utah avalanche

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 4:59pm

RICHFIELD -- Officials are identifying a 34-year-old snowmobiler from Richfield who died in an avalanche near central Utah's Fish Lake.

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Snowmobiler on the Daniels Summit Loop snowmobile trail near Heber City.
(WHITNEY CURTIS/STANDARD-EXAMINER)

Snowmobiler dies in avalanche near Fish Lake

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 10:50am

RICHFIELD -- Officials say a snowmobiler has died in an avalanche near central Utah's Fish Lake.

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Marcheta Hatch Crabb Dial

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 1:23pm

Marcheta Hatch Crabb Dial, 87, died Saturday, October 29, 2011. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2011, at the Koosharem LDS Ward Chapel, at the corner of Center Street and Main Street in Koosharem, Utah. A viewing will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Springer Turner Funeral Home, 260 No. 400 West in Richfield, Utah, or in Koosharem from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. before the funeral. Post condolences at www.springerturner.co. To read complete obituary, see Standard-Examiner e-edition.

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