Reading Time: < 1 minute On Dec. 18 Orem Mayor Richard Brunst announced that he will not be seeking a third term. This announcement came in a letter to the City Council and a video message to other leaders and city residents. “I have loved serving and working on issues to make Orem a better place with you. With that […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Nov. 30, Orem’s minor league baseball team announced that they will move to Windsor, Colorado for 2021 and officially become the Northern Colorado (NoCo) Owlz. The Owlz will join the Pioneer League, a new partner league for the MLB. The eight teams in the Pioneer League will play a 92 game schedule. Jeff Katofsky, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute This coming fall semester, UVU will be launching Wolverines Elevated, a certification program for adults with intellectual disabilities. In October, the university accepted a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to create the program. The 3-year certification is focused on encouraging self-determination and independent living. By the time students complete the program, they will […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Utah Valley was unable to overcome 21 turnovers as they lost to the Utah Utes 75-67 on Tuesday, Dec. 15 in Salt Lake City. With the loss, UVU’s record for the season now stands at 2-4, while the Utes are 3-1. “It absolutely was [a step back],” said head coach Mark Madsen about the team’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the holidays in full swing, there is no better time than now to talk about charity. In recent studies released by SmartAsset.com and WalletHub.com, Orem and Provo’s cities were recognized, among others, as the most charitable cities in the most charitable state in the country. This recognition emphasizes Utahns’ commitment to giving. “Utah County […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes In this new weekly column, we will be recapping the previous week in Utah Valley sports and highlighting key players and moments throughout the week. This week, we’re focusing on a record-setting performance for men’s basketball and the impressive start for the women’s basketball team. A Tale of Two Teams The women’s basketball team played […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a rematch to last year’s classic in Laramie, the Wyoming Cowboys held off a comeback from Utah Valley to win 93-88 Saturday afternoon at the UCCU Center in Orem. With the loss, their second in a row at home, UVU falls to 2-3 on the season. UW improves to 5-1. The game saw plenty […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley women’s basketball team blew out William Jessup on Thursday, Dec. 10, by a final score of 84-43. The Wolverines improve to 2-0 on the season. The game was originally supposed to be played on Jan. 2, 2021 but was moved up after UVU’s last two games were canceled due to COVID-19 testing and […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Utah Valley men’s basketball team lost their second game of the season as they were overwhelmed by the Southern Utah Thunderbirds on Wednesday night at the UCCU Center. SUU improved their record to 4-1 with their 81-71 victory, while UVU is now 2-2. Things got off to an inauspicious start for the Wolverines, as […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On the last day of November, UVU students completed the Virtual Turkey Trot, which spanned the entire month and was hosted by UVU Intramurals. The Turkey Trot was conducted virtually so participants could complete on their own time and run it anywhere they wanted. Using the tracking device, Strava, runners could keep track of their […]