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7800 South at State Street to close for two weeks
by Marie Mischel
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The east side of the intersection of 7800 South at State Street will close on Aug. 18 for two weeks while a storm drain is installed. “There will be no access to or from 7800 South to State Stre...
Special Operations Teams stage hostage crisis at Midvale City Hall
by Sandra Brimhall
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It’s any city’s worst nightmare – a terrorist storms city hall, shoots the police chief, waves about a briefcase that could contain a bomb or hazardous materials and takes the mayor, city counci...
The training incident from a hostage’s point of view
by Marie Mischel
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It was shortly after 6:30 p.m., I was sitting in the Midvale City Council chambers, and the police chief got shot. That’s when my hostage “fun and games” began. As ...

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Midvale Chamber/Chamber East Chamber
Midvale Chamber/Chamber East Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for CT Computers on Friday, July 18, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. During the ribbon cutting, CT Computers owners Cody and Ginger...
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Cathy Jensen

Jensen named executive banking relationship manager for Midvale
Cathy Jensen has been hired as an executive banking relationship manager at Zions Bank’s Union Heights office located at 7620 S. Union Park Ave. Jensen provides personalized service for cli...
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Part of Jordan Parkway Trail closed for stabilization work
The portion of the Jordan Parkway Trail between 6400 South and 7200 South will be closed until Aug. 22. The reason for the closure is bank stabilization work and trail re-establishment in the are...
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Walk to benefit local suicide prevention programs
Support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention by participating in the Salt Lake City Out of the Darkness Community Walk, Saturday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. in Wheeler Farm, 6351 South 900Eas...
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Free cultural dance workshop offered for youth
Sign ups continue for Salt Lake County’s Elpis cultural dance workshop, “Dancing Around the World.” The workshop is Saturday, Aug. 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The dance workshop is open to anyone a...
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Mark Leung
Smith’s employee named Produce Manager of the Year
Mark Leung, produce manager of the Smith’s Food & Drug Store in Midvale, was recognized as a Produce Manager of the Year by the United Fresh Retail Produce Association in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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Midvale senior center to hold open house
What can a senior center do for you? Come find out for yourself! For years advocates of active aging have battled the negative stereotypes surrounding community senior centers: • “Senior Cente...
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Midvale Arts Council’s new season announced
The Midvale Arts Council has planned family-friendly theater productions and free concerts for its upcoming season. Unless noted, all events will be at the Midvale Performing Arts Center, 695 W. ...
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Salt Lake County is library of the month
Vernon Library Supplies Inc. has selected Salt Lake County Library Services as their Library of the Month for August for their One County, One Book program. This year’s featured selection is “The...
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Salt Lake County has plenty to do close to home
The rising cost of motor fuel this summer means that many of us will be staying close to home. So this is the year to have fun right here. Salt Lake County residents are fortunate to enjoy wonder...
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: Thank you for letting me thank the people that supported me in the new board of education. My youth was spent growing up in East Midvale and the most of my adult life was spent in th...
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Midvale Senior Center
Midvale Senior Center 350 West Park Street (7610 South) 566-6590 Lunch is served daily at noon for seniors 60 and older. Cost is a suggested donation of $2. Reservations are needed 24 hours in adv...
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Marty Pezley City Attorney retires after long and distinguished career
Marty Pezley, who recently retired after serving for 22 years as Midvale’s city attorney, has only one regret – that his Yugoslavian grandparents, who immigrated to America, didn’t live long enou...
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Midvale to partner with new CHPD for SWAT, CSI
Police officers from the new Cottonwood Heights Police Department will join the Midvale SWAT team under an agreement approved by the Midvale City Council on July 29. The agreement also calls fo...
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The newly formed Midvale Exchange Club has 20 charter members and is looking to grow. Midvale accepts the Exchange of ideas
If you live or work in Midvale what sort of club, could you belong to? How could you meet with local business and community leaders once a week to make your community better? The Midvale Exchange...
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Water line replacement scheduled to start this summer
An $11 million improvement project for Midvale’s culinary water system has gotten underway. The project’s big ticket items are the replacement of several water transmission lines along Roosevelt ...
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No agreement reached by deadline for JSD asset split
The Aug. 1 deadline for the transition teams charged with splitting the Jordan School District assets passed without an agreement on how the split would occur. Now, according to the legislation c...
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The members of the news school district Board of Education were sworn in during their first meeting. Shown taking the oath of office is Tracy Cowdell, who was elected board president. Seated from left are Sherril Taylor, Ellen Wallace, Mont Millerberg, Kevin Cromar, Paul McCarty and Kim Murphy Horiuchi. New school boards meet for first time
July 15 was an historic night as the two school boards formed by the spilt of the Jordan School District each met for the first time. The board members for the west side, or remaining school dis...
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High school intern Colby Findlay (not in uniform, back to camera) plays “suspect” with the Midvale Police Department.  
Photo courtesy Midvale Police Department Interns get inside look at a cop’s life
High school and college students who are exploring different career options often take an internship to get an insider’s look at the job. Those considering a career in law enforcement may want to...
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Cottonwood Mortuary/Historic Holladay Memorial Park
When an impending death occurs or the tragedy of a sudden death happens, the loved ones of that person are often left traumatized and faced with some difficult decisions. So it’s comforting to kn...
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