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UTAH – Olympus sits a perfect 6-0 in Region 6 and has emerged as one of the top contenders in 5A this season, and a big reason why is the steady contribution of Jack Wistrcill. The junior leads Olympus in scoring (19.4 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg), and has scored in double figures in every game but one this season. “Jack has a great feel for the game. His ability to score inside and out gives opposing defenders a tough match up. Also he is a great passer which helps when teams try to double him. He does what the…

UTAH – Coal remains king in Utah’s Emery County despite bankruptcies, shrinking demand and obstacles shipping it oversees. The Bureau of Land Management quietly signed off on a plan to expand a Utah coal producer’s federal lease by 7.2 million tons, adding two or three years of additional production from Emery County’s Lila Canyon mine. But at the same time it shelved a proposal to issue a much larger lease to the mine’s operator, the reorganized Murray Energy Corp., which recently emerged from bankruptcy with a new name and corporate structure. Even as mines shutter all over the United States in the face of…