The Morning Bell · Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026: Title-game tickets for Cokeville and Rich, plus Veterans Day programs
Cokeville and Rich title-game tickets and times, Veterans Day programs in Evanston, Lyman and Mountain View, and Elf Jr. tonight at Rich Middle.
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Bear Lake Corridor / SW Wyoming
Bear Lake Corridor / SW Wyoming
Regional weather
Sunny and mild for Veterans Day: Garden City 55, Laketown and Woodruff 56, Randolph 57, Evanston 58, Mountain View 60, Lyman 61, Kemmerer 55 and Montpelier 56, slipping into the upper 40s and low 50s by late afternoon. Tonight is mostly clear, lows 26 to 34. Thursday stays sunny in the mid 50s, with clouds building Thursday night. No NWS alerts are posted for our towns.
Source: National Weather Service
Rich County, Utah
Utah roads
- Garden City to Evanston: Dry from Garden City to the Wyoming line and through Randolph and Woodruff. Bridge work in Rich County still holds traffic to one way on temporary signals, with delays up to about 10 minutes, through the winter. Across the line, Wyoming's bridge work near milepost 8 has a 10-foot width restriction.
- Garden City to Logan: Upper and lower Logan Canyon and Logan Summit are dry.
- To Salt Lake City & Ogden: Upper Ogden Canyon is down to one lane, with alternating one-way traffic around the clock and 5–10 minute delays, through April 2027. Henefer to Echo, Weber Canyon and I-80 from Wanship to Echo are dry.
Southwest Wyoming
Wyoming roads
- Sisters: Dry, with no closures, chain law or restrictions from the Utah line through Evanston and on to Lyman. Eastbound I-80 bridge-deck work near Evanston continues.
- Sisters to Kemmerer: Dry on the Lyman cutoff and US 189 into Kemmerer, and on US 30 to Cokeville, with no advisories.
WYDOT 511 (reports as of 5:45 AM Wed)
Top Stories
Title week: how to see Cokeville in Laramie Friday and Rich in Cedar City Saturday
Cokeville (9–1, No. 2) plays unbeaten Big Horn (10–0, No. 1) for the Wyoming 2A title on Friday, Nov. 13, at noon at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. Tickets are sold by phone at 307-766-7220: a single-day pass is $15 for adults and $10 for youth and students, and an all-session pass for both days is $20 and $15, according to the WHSAA. The game streams on the NFHS Network.
On Saturday, Rich meets Milford for the Utah 8-player title at 4 PM, Saturday, Nov. 14, at Eccles Coliseum, Southern Utah University, in Cedar City. The Rebels are chasing a fourth straight 8-player crown in a rematch of last year's final, which Rich won 21–12 (bracket info courtesy of Rebel Sports Broadcast). Utah tickets are online only through GoFan: $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors 65 and older, and gates open at 9 AM, per SGWOM's guide to the UHSAA finals.
Cedar City's Saturday forecast still calls for showers and thunderstorms likely, so pack rain gear. For the full title-week preview, including this season's earlier meeting and Milford's top players, see Tuesday's Morning Bell.
Sources: WHSAA state football · WyoPreps title-game schedule · NFHS Network: Big Horn vs. Cokeville · SGWOM: UHSAA finals at SUU
Veterans Day programs today at Evanston, Lyman and Mountain View
Evanston High welcomes veterans and their families with donuts at 9:30 AM and a 10 AM program featuring the EHS Choir and Orchestra, with Senator Schuler and veteran Jed Nowak speaking. Lyman High holds its Veterans Day assembly at 10:30 AM in its Performing Arts Center. Tonight at 7:30 PM, Mountain View High's guitar students play a Veterans Day concert in the high school auditorium. To every veteran reading this morning: thank you for your service.
Sources: Evanston High School · Lyman Eagles events · Uinta #4
Elf Jr. returns tonight at Rich Middle School; Thursday is the final show
Mr. Woods and the Rich Middle School musical theatre class present Elf Jr., the Musical at 7 PM tonight and Thursday. Admission is free and no tickets are required. Concessions benefit the PTO, supporting students at North Rich Elementary and Rich Middle School.
Source: Rich Middle School
Lyman swimmer Milly Bentley took second place in both the 200 free and the 500 free at the conference meet, Lyman High shared Tuesday. (Lyman High on Facebook). Karli Bradshaw earned all-conference honors, Lyman High News posted Tuesday. Congratulations, Karli! (Lyman High News on Facebook).
Source: school Facebook pages
Around the Schools
Middle school wrestling and hoops, plus a parent seminar Monday
Rich County Middle School hosts a boys wrestling invitational Thursday at 4 PM, with Lyman on the schedule. Rich's middle school girls play at Lyman Friday at 9 AM, and Mountain View Middle School hosts a boys wrestling tournament Saturday at 10 AM. Rich School District's Parent Education Seminar on student protection is Monday, Nov. 16, at 6 PM on Zoom; the link is on the Rich Middle School website. With sunny, mild days this week, it's a good time for a fall walk at one of Bear Lake's state parks.
Sources: Lyman Eagles events · Rich Middle School
Today & Tomorrow
- 9:30 AMEvanston High veterans donuts; program at 10
- 10:30 AMLyman High Veterans Day assembly
- 7:00 PMElf Jr., Rich Middle School (free)
- 7:30 PMMountain View HS guitar Veterans Day concert
- 4:00 PMRich County MS boys wrestling invitational
- 7:00 PMElf Jr., final show
- Fri 9 AMRich MS girls basketball at Lyman
- Fri noonCokeville vs. Big Horn, 2A final, Laramie
- Sat 10 AMMS boys wrestling, Mountain View
- Sat 4 PMRich vs. Milford, 8-player final, Cedar City
- Mon 6 PMRich parent seminar on student protection (Zoom)
Sources: Lyman Eagles events · Rich Middle School · WyoPreps · UHSAA
Scoreboard
| No varsity finals reported for our schools Tuesday. Next up: the football title games Friday and Saturday. | ||
| Last finals | ||
| Rich over Water Canyon (Nov. 7) | 45–12 | |
| Cokeville over Mountain View (Nov. 6) | 31–3 | |
Source: Deseret News, WyoPreps
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