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 Owners of abandoned homes such as the one pictured here will now have to pay for foreclosure costs.
City takes aim at abandoned houses
A new ordinance recently passed by the South Salt Lake City Council will help the city deal with abandoned homes, buildings and development sites in South Salt Lake. In a proposal to the City Coun...
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SSLJ Election results are in
With record turnouts, voters returned several incumbents to seats in the Utah Legislature and Salt Lake County government. They also approved two major propositions which will provide additional ...
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 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and St. Mark’s Hospital reminded everyone of that in October by placing pink ribbons around the hospital grounds. Here, Karen Buchanan places ribbons in front of the Women’s Pavilion. (Photo courtesy of Laura Rogers)
Pink ribbons commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month
If you think you’re seeing more pink in the neighborhood, it isn’t your imagination. On Oct. 1, St. Mark’s Hospital kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month by inviting community members to write...
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 Garbage service will no longer be free for South Salt Lake residents. The City Council also voted to institute a new recycling program for residents who request it.

New garbage fees and recycling adopted by City Council
South Salt Lake residents will start paying a garbage fee for the first time ever under a new waste restructuring plan adopted by the City Council Oct. 8. After weeks of arguing, the City Council...
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 (from left) South Salt Lake Police Chief Chris Snyder and Victim Advocate Supervisor Brooke St. John are working together to assist victims of violent crimes.
Victim advocates provide assistance to victims of crimes
Victims come in all shapes and sizes. They may have been robbed, assaulted, raped or suffered from verbal abuse, just to name a few. They may be victims in their homes or in their workplace. No m...
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Birthday announcement
South Salt Lake City resident LaNola Rutherford Russell was born in Oasis, Utah on Thanksgiving in 1913. She is 95 this Thanksgiving. She is the last of 11 children. Nola has three sons, four gra...
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Life and Laughter -- How Swede It Is
I haven’t had a lot of experience with Sweden. I do love Swedish fish, meatballs and massage but that’s the extent of my Scandinavian knowledge. So when I first visited the massive home furnishin...
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Columbus Senior Center
2531 South 400 East 412-3297 Health Aging Presentation — Monday, Oct. 27 at 10:45 a.m. The presentation will be given by Whitney and is titled “Sleepless Nights.” Book Club — Wednesda...
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Columbus Library
2530 South 500 East,  944-7545 Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sunday Mondays, Now to Nov. 24 All Ages Writing coaching. A free service provided by the Communit...
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Liberty Senior Center
251 East 700 South 532-5079 Travelogue about Peru — Monday, Oct. 27 at 10:30 a.m. Kermit Heid will show pictures and recount a trip to Peru. Russian Festival — Saturday, Nov. 1 at noo...
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