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Neighborhood House addresses loneliness and bridges the digital divide

Jun 06, 2023 01:45PM ● By Peri Kinder

Neighborhood House addresses loneliness and bridges the digital divide.

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Have you ever watched the Taylorsville Dayzz skydiving team descend and wondered, ‘Why is one jumper way off course?’ Turns out, there’s always been a simple explanation

Jun 06, 2023 12:43PM ● By Carl Fauver

The answer to a decade-old mystery surrounding Taylorsville Dayzz – and the annual arrival of its skydiving team – has finally been revealed. If you’ve looked on during one of those Saturday night team jumps and wondered why one of the skydivers always appeared to drift way off course, there’s always been a simple explanation for it.

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Taylorsville moviemaker JD Allen balances fatherhood and filmmaking, one diaper and one lens cap at a time

Jun 06, 2023 12:33PM ● By Carl Fauver

Steven Spielberg had to start someplace – and so too is filmmaker JD Allen. The Taylorsville-based artist – and former BYU football player – now works long hours every day to balance storytelling and family.

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Salt Lake County Mayor proclaims April as Child Abuse Prevention Month

May 05, 2023 12:59PM ● By Peri Kinder

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson proclaimed April to be Child Abuse Prevention Month bringing awareness to the nearly 10,000 cases of child abuse reported in Utah during 2022.

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Surrogate ‘big brother’ Al Sprouse has employed five sisters a total of well over a century

Mar 31, 2023 01:52PM ● By Carl Fauver

With no children of his own, Al Sprouse, 81, has dedicated his life to coaching football players and employing several sisters at the Taylorsville dry cleaners he has worked at and owned since 1968.

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Taylorsville PD always searching for more school crossing guards

Mar 31, 2023 01:42PM ● By Carl Fauver

Taylorsville Police Department screens, hires and supervises a staff of nearly three dozen civilian employee crossing guards who help keep our kids safe outside 11 schools in the city.

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Taylorsville’s JROTC Color Guard Team participate in Purple Heart ceremony

Mar 31, 2023 01:38PM ● By Peri Kinder

The Taylorsville High Junior ROTC Color Guard Team participated in a Purple Heart ceremony at the Utah State Capitol.

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Granite District bus drivers recognized for School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Mar 31, 2023 12:58PM ● By Peri Kinder

School Bus Appreciation Day showed drivers in Granite School District how valuable their service is to schools and students.

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Synergy Family Services continues to grow as it serves area families in need

Mar 09, 2023 11:13AM ● By Carl Fauver

Overcoming challenges that would prove too much for many, Mandi Makoni and her Synergy Family Services employees are continuing to improve lives in Taylorsville and Kearns.

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Taylorsville resident advocates for living organ donation

Mar 09, 2023 11:12AM ● By Peri Kinder

Taylorsville resident Kristine Fogarty donated a portion of her liver to save the life of her co-worker and friend.

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