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Am. Fork family welcomes Down syndrome girl before Russian ban

An American Fork family reportedly adopted a 4-year-old Russian girl with Down syndrome just days before Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children -- presumably making the girl, Hazel, one of the last of those now-banned adoptions.Heather ...

Citizen news from 50, 60, 70 and 80 years ago

<strong>Published Thursday, Dec. 27, 1962</strong>Funeral services for Jesse Bernard Storrs, 61, administrator and civic leader, were conducted Friday at noon in th Second-Seventh LDS Ward Chapel by Milo Bean, counselor in the Second Ward bishopric. Mr. Storrs died ...

American Fork economy strong despite lag behind county

<img style="padding-left: 2ex; padding-bottom: 0px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-86fOdTxXWdM/UN3LBMG3wgI/AAAAAAAACJE/5Zu7qbTsSpc/s350/foreclosure.jpg" alt="" align="right" />The culmination of a presidential election, a looming fiscal cliff and improvement in key ...

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

Fifth-grade students from Greenwood Elementary School submitted this awesome Christmas artwork. Don't know about you, but we're pretty impressed with their artistic abilities. Feel free to share. Merry Christmas!<img ...

Local Money: 8 things to do for your wallet before 2013

What financial, business or life priorities do you need to address for 2013? Now is a good time to think about the investing, saving or budgeting methods you could employ toward specific objectives. Some year-end financial moves may prove crucial to the pursuit of those goals as well. What can ...

Santa to make stop at Am. Fork temporary lodging

You may be struggling through financial hardship or living in temporary lodging this holiday, but Santa Claus is still coming to town. At least that’s the message that Value Place, the economy extended-stay lodging chain, hopes to deliver to children in American Fork this Christmas.The ...