🌱 Payson softball’s 15–0 rout sets up a big Super Regionals test

Hello again Payson! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Payson softball’s 15–0 rout sets up a big Super Regionals test
• Meet the Payson homesteaders helping build Utah’s newest off‑grid town

Also on today's calendar: Payson Orchards Triathlon 2026 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 47 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Hazy sun and not as warm, temps: high: 77, low: 46.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Wasatch Wasps Sports Roundup: 5/11 (hebervalleyradio.com) — Payson High softball just crushed West 15–0 at home, sweeping their 5A regional series and advancing to face No. 4 West Field in Thursday’s Super Regionals. The roundup also tracks other 5A playoff results, but Payson’s dominant win and next opponent are the key details for local fans.
   

• Riverbed Ranch Utah: Cult, Commune, or Utah's First Modern Homesteading Town? (utahstories.com) — Longtime homesteaders Tom and Kathy Barnes previously raised eight children on a ten‑acre homestead in Payson relying mostly on what they produced themselves. Now semi‑retired at Riverbed Ranch near Delta, they’re helping newer families learn off‑grid, self‑reliant living in what may become Utah’s first modern homesteading town.
   

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📸 Around Payson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Payson

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday May 26

• Watercoloring Workshop →
  The HeART Collective, 20 W 100 S, Payson
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday June 6

• Payson Orchards Triathlon 2026 →
  655 S Main St, Payson
  1:00 pm
• Pottery Camp (Teens & Adults Class) →
  The HeART Collective, 20 W 100 S, Payson
  4:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Young Entrepreneur Camp →
  The HeART Collective, 20 W 100 S, Payson
  10:00 am

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📣 Payson Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Pond Town Track meet
  Salem Hills High stadium
  8:30 am
• Volleyball Banquet (Cafeteria)
  Salem Hills High Cafeteria
  5:00 pm
• Spring Orchestra Concert
  Payson Jr High Payson, UT 84651
  7:00 pm
• Choir Spring Concert
  Salem Hills High Salem, UT 84653
  7:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Salem City T&F
  Salem Hills High track
  4:30 pm
• Spring Band Concert
  Maple Mountain High School, 51 N Spanish Frk Pkwy, Spanish Fork\
  7:00 pm
• Summer Orchestra Concert
  Salem Junior High Salem Hills High School, 150 Skyhawk Blvd, Salem, UT 84653, US
  7:30 pm
• Orchestra Summer Concert
  Salem Hills High Salem, UT 84653
  7:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ISO of a local company to hook up electrical wiring from my awning to my house.
  Will install a switch in the house, a few outdoor outlets, electrical boxes for lights, and a electral box for a small outdoor fan. Only licensed and… (Nextdoor Payson)

• HFM PPC FLEXIBLE PACKAGING LLC posted a job opening for Production Machine Operator in Payson. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Spanish Fork. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Payson here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Spanish Fork

• Utah Nears Completion of 17-Year, 49-Mile Spanish Fork–Santaquin Pipeline (enr.com)
• Prep Sports Roundup: 5/12 (midutahradio.com)
• Inaugural subcounty population estimates reveal shifting growth patterns across Utah (utahbusiness.com)

Provo

• Annette Olsen Elmer (insiderutah.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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