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O2 Utah promotes cleaner air through elections and policy

Jul 07, 2023 12:48PM ● By Genevieve Vahl

O2 Utah’s mission is to “clean our state’s air and eliminate our contributions to climate change through elections and policy,” according to their website.

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Salt Lake County Jail Library named Best in Category by the National Association of Counties

Jul 07, 2023 12:44PM ● By Peri Kinder

The Salt Lake County Jail won the Achievement Award, Best in Category for Libraries for its innovative programs.

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With a little financial help from Uncle Sam – along with lots of private donations – Kearns-based Friends of the Children Utah is thriving

Jul 07, 2023 11:33AM ● By Carl Fauver

First opening in our state the same month COVID-19 arrived (March 2020), Friends of the Children Utah soldiered through the pandemic and is now thriving, while outgrowing its Kearns location.

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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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‘Mrs. Rocky Mountain’ is a Taylorsville wife and mom with far more on her mind than titles and crowns

Jun 06, 2023 12:41PM ● By Carl Fauver

A Taylorsville mother of nine is taking on one of the most difficult topics parents and children can ever discuss – child sexual abuse – through a series of brief, but powerful, music videos she hopes will open eyes… and dialogs.

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Historic Taylorsville Cemetery records are being updated by a new sexton

Jun 06, 2023 12:36PM ● By Carl Fauver

A changing of the guard at the historic Taylorsville Cemetery (4567 South Redwood Road) now has a new sexton updating records, while also maintaining the appearance of the 5-acre site.

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Depression rates in Utah remain high

Jun 02, 2023 11:13AM ● By Peri Kinder

Utah has some of the highest rates of depression in the country, with thousands of people struggling each year.

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Could Salt Lake County’s outdoor swimming pool in Taylorsville become an indoor pool? Officials weigh recreation options

May 08, 2023 02:57PM ● By Carl Fauver

Even as construction continues on 10 new outdoor pickleball courts across Taylorsville, a retrofit is also underway at the County-operated recreation center to add six to eight indoor pickleball courts. Additionally, county officials are considering new walkways at Valley Regional Park. And they are at least “bouncing around the idea” of enclosing the outdoor swimming pool north of the rec center.

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Thousands of new, state-of-the-art water meters will soon serve Taylorsville residents more efficiently

May 08, 2023 02:55PM ● By Carl Fauver

Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District rarely draws fanfare as it quietly delivers clean water – and ushers away our waste – at a clip of several million gallons per day.

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Local Las Vegas Raiders booster club is about much more than watching their favorite team

May 08, 2023 02:48PM ● By Carl Fauver

One of the largest and most boisterous collection of Las Vegas Raider football fans outside Oakland or Southern Nevada is right here in Utah. But the 1,300 members of the 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club are as much about comradery and community service as they are about touchdowns and field goals.

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