Riverton Rodeo: skydivers, churros and renaming the arena

Sold out both days, the rodeo saw long lines, plenty of food vendors, a national anthem sung by Gretchen Chidester and skydivers who greeted the crowd with red, white and blue colors. Read More »

Utah Soccer Alliance makes mark in spanning club soccer scene

Utah Soccer Alliance is based in Riverton and offers a lot of soccer opportunities for youth while operating under a development-focused mindset. Read More »

GOED official talks opportunities, incentives for businesses at chamber luncheon series

As part of the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce Education Luncheon Series, an effort to bring business and government together, attendees saw presentations at Bluffdale City Hall from America First Bank and Dane Ishihara from the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Read More »

Outstanding Educators of the Year

Parents and colleagues nominated teachers for their positivity, creativity and flexibility during a challenging school year. Read More »

Living the dream: Riverton alum Cody Nixon continues basketball career in Oregon

Cody Nixon was one of Riverton High School’s leading scorers last season. He has signed to play basketball at Southwestern Oregon Community College with dreams of going further. Read More »

Food giveaway event reaches 40K pounds

These food giveaways were part of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program. Read More »

Mountain Ridge athletics prepare for jump to 6A in realignment

A new era is starting at Mountain Ridge High School. Read More »

Riverton Mayor urges residents to conserve water

With the drought affecting cities statewide, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs recently released a press release urging residents to conserve water this summer. Read More »

Riverton softball continues dominance with 6A state championship

Not much could touch the Riverton High School softball team this season. The Silverwolves rode that dominance to a 6A state championship, the first since 2016. Read More »

Unified soccer gives opportunity to Riverton student-athletes

“I want to help my team out. I’m happy when I’m running the field.” “Every time I play, I look up and get excited to see my family here.” Those are the thoughts of two Riverton High student-athletes who got to participate in the unified soccer program for the first time this spring. Read More »