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From magnetic sand to lemonade stands, the Children’s Entrepreneur Market had it all

Aug 05, 2022 10:30AM ● By Karen Hooper

The goal of the Children’s Entrepreneur Market is for children to learn budgeting, cost of goods, profit and pricing.

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Dive into the Taylorsville lecture series. First up, swimming with whales and sharks

Aug 05, 2022 10:25AM ● By Karen Hooper

A fantastic opportunity for adults to continue learning is through the Taylorsville Virtual Adult Lecture series. Shelly Ward and Ellen Thayne, two librarians at the Taylorsville county library, started this lecture series that is unique to Taylorsville. It started as an in-person event, but then due to covid it was switched to online

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You have Elsa Elizondo and her hard-working friends to thank for a cleaner i-215 corridor

Aug 05, 2022 10:10AM ● By Carl Fauver

As she was moving her belongings across the Salt Lake Valley into her new home last year, Elsa Elizondo hated all the litter along I-215. But rather than just muttering about it, she decided to take action.

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FDA approval provides COVID vaccines for children between 6 months and 5 years old

Jul 01, 2022 12:05PM ● By Peri Kinder

The FDA has approved a COVID vaccine for children ages 5 and under.

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Government 101: City communications

Jul 01, 2022 11:43AM ● By Erin Dixon

Every city also has their own individual philosophy on how to manage community outreach.

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Councilwoman tours massive recycling center that handles Taylorsville paper and plastics

Jul 01, 2022 11:27AM ● By Carl Fauver

Taylorsville City Council Chair Anna Barbieri represents the city on the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District Board of Directors. That position recently earned her a tour of the massive recycling facility where most residents’ paper and plastic items go, before they are shipped to several different parts of the country.

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Modest 10% Taylorsville property tax hike approved with no citizen opposition

Jul 01, 2022 11:26AM ● By Carl Fauver

For the first time in nine years, the Taylorsville City Council has hiked property taxes to help cover their new 2022-23 fiscal year budget. But residents failed to show up to the public hearing prior to the approval vote last month with pitch forks or boiling tar.

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Taylorsville Police continue to receive rave reviews as the department reaches its first 'birthday'

Jul 01, 2022 11:25AM ● By Carl Fauver

Taylorsville Police marked their one-year anniversary as a department on July 1. Mayor Kristie Overson and council members believe more strongly now than ever, ending their law enforcement contract with Unified Police and starting their own agency was a wise move.

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‘Slow Down in Your Town’ video encourages safe summer driving

Jul 01, 2022 09:49AM ● By Peri Kinder

Officials in Salt Lake County are asking drivers to slow down this summer to reduce traffic fatalities.

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What the West General Plan means for you

Jun 30, 2022 09:19PM ● By Erin Dixon

The new West General pPlan accepted by the Salt Lake County Council will act as a guide as land-owners want to develop land on the west side of the valley.

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