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Utahns react to proposed property tax increases
SALT LAKE CITY — Dozens of cities, towns and school districts across Utah want to raise taxes. In some cases, the proposed property tax hikes mean just a few extra dollars on a typical home. But in other cases, it’s a lot more than that. Brent Gray lives...
Happy Mermaid From Utah Wins First in Speed Challenge
The Olympics haven’t begun but already Utah is showing up in what is a big deal in the world of mythical underwater creatures. This woman from Provo proved to be the fastest in a competition featuring mermaids. The Merlympics takes place in Geneva, Switzerland each year and features athletes...
The birth of Utah’s tremendous art movement: Springville Museum of Art’s exhibition Salon 100: A Retrospective of 100 Spring Salons and the Students that Built Art City
When it comes to the founding of Utah’s tremendous art movement, its own “this is the place” moment occurred not in Salt Lake City nor Provo. Spanish Fork or Payson but instead in Springville, just about the same time as the town was being established in the 1850s.
Provo taps Lehi’s Scott Bunker to serve as head of Provo Power
Lehi’s Scott Bunker was appointed by Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi and confirmed by the Provo City Council on Tuesday, July 16, to serve as the next Director of Provo Power, Utah’s largest publicly owned power organization. “Having personally worked with Scott, I’m confident in his ability to keep...
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