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West Valley Journal provides news, sports, education and other local interest stories for West Valley. Also see our website at www.MyWestValleyjournal.com

17/02/2023

ChamberWest's Legislative Affairs Committee launches new podcast to update members on Legislative Affairs.

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12/01/2023

The West Valley City Council approved a sanitation fee increase in December to bridge the gap between revenues and expenditures in the sanitation fund.

Sanitation fee increases to help revenues keep up

21/12/2022

“We are deeply humbled by the generosity of Gail and the Miller family and the extraordinary leadership they provide to our community,” said SLCC President Deneece Huftalin, as she recently announced the $10 million gift from the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation.

Salt Lake Community College has renamed its business school the Gail Miller School of Business, after the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation donated $10 million to the Taylorsville-based school this fall.

19/12/2022

Take a typical kid and a pumpkin and most will tell you they like to see the big fruit smashed against a hard surface.

Fourth-graders at Neil Armstrong Academy in West Valley City got their wish on a November afternoon in the name of science and math.

The fruits give their all in the name of STEM education.

14/12/2022

Cyprus senior Sammy Gallegos has not had Skittles candies in nearly two years. Her softball coaches told her determination to quit eating junk food would help her accomplish her goals and she vowed to give it up. She recently accomplished one of her goals and signed to play collegiate softball at Weber State University.

“I think this is the biggest signing we have ever had here at Cyprus,” Pirate head softball coach Whitley Haimin said.

12/12/2022

They come from different backgrounds and life experiences.

Some are teachers, others are active-duty military. There’s a music teacher and a high school student. Stay-at-home moms and retirees are also part of the mix.

The one thing they have in common? Every one of them plays a musical instrument, loves playing it, and is part of the West Valley Symphony.

West Valley Symphony gives musicians a place to hone skills, perform for audiences.

07/12/2022

Lloyd Steele of West Valley City gave 40 years of his life serving America—four years as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War, where he was shot down in 1973, and 36 ensuing years in the Army. He appreciates the growing recognition of vets in recent years.

“When communities come together to celebrate, it helps us that have already served and the ones that are still serving. Those people are still defending what we fought for.” — Lloyd Steele, veteran.

18/11/2022

The West Valley City resident went from rounding up shopping carts and helping customers load their groceries in their cars at Lucky Supermarket at 3500 South near Redwood Road to spending a few days being chauffeured in luxury vehicles here and in Connecticut and generally being treated like a celebrity.

Daniel Haley represents Utah at Dream Ride 2022 in Connecticut.

17/11/2022

The West Valley City Council has three new members this year. How are things going for them?

West Valley City’s freshmen councilmembers, mayor enjoy their first year in office.

27/10/2022

Birdene Mae Mohr Shank Neuteboom, who will celebrate her 100 birthday in September, grew up as one of 12 children to Russian immigrant parents in Chester, Nebraska, a picturesque farming community of a couple hundred people near the Kansas state line.

Advice from a centenarian: “Just don’t sit in a chair 24-7. Keep your mind occupied. Do your own housework or yardwork if you can. Keep yourself busy.”

25/10/2022

“The League of Women Voters has been around for more than 100 years; we came into being around women's suffrage when the founders of the League of Women Voters fought hard to get women the right to vote,” said Shauna Bona, Salt Lake County’s chapter president.

The League of Women Voters has been around for 100 years, but who are they and what do they do?

20/10/2022

Thousands of Granite School District students take Spanish classes every year. For many, it’s their first insight into not just the language but also the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Hispanic Heritage Month in September and October gives teachers an opportunity to show their students how culture and language are entwined.

Hispanic Heritage Month is an official U.S. holiday that began in 1968, and it’s not just for those with Hispanic heritage.

18/10/2022

Step onto their three acres in the 3800 block of 6400 West and you step into what life was like before West Valley City was a city.

The Burke family remembers the way it used to be along 6400 West and still lives it.

14/10/2022

This summer saw 34 days that reached 100 degrees as recorded by the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, shattering the old mark of 21 days in 2021, 1994 and 1960.

But the three water districts that serve West Valley City say they got through the hottest time of the year as well as could be expected thanks to the efforts of residents and businesses to cut their water use.

Area improvement districts were able to keep water flowing without major restrictions in part due to customers reducing their consumption.

11/10/2022

For Granite School District language teachers, Hispanic Heritage Month provides an opportunity to show their students how culture and language are entwined.

Hispanic Heritage Month is an official U.S. holiday that began in 1968, and it’s not just for those with Hispanic heritage.

27/09/2022

Briyanna Workman, a West Valley City resident, is one of only 250 high school students in the country to be awarded the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship for the 2022-23 school year.

West Valley resident and Hunter High grad will spend a year in Germany through a CBYX scholarship.

20/09/2022

On a warm July morning on the Hunter High School football field, members of the West Valley City Police Department and a couple hundred kids ages 7 to 17 got together for the city’s first-ever Cops and Cleats event.

Teens and preteens worked on their football skills along with city police officers and former BYU players.

08/09/2022

Don’t expect to see orange barrels and heavy equipment any time soon, but the planning process is underway to convert Bangerter Highway through West Valley City into a freeway-style expressway.

Officials don’t expect to break ground for another six years when funds become available and environmental impacts are studied and addressed.

26/08/2022

Three Granite School District staff were recently honored by the Utah School Employees Association. They are Jessica McClintic, Stephanie Mcomie, and Janet Vorwaller.

Longtime Granite School District employees who were honored say they enjoy their jobs and do their best to help.

18/08/2022

Redwood Road from 4100 South on the West Valley City-Taylorsville border to 5400 South will get a number of structural and aesthetic improvements starting in late July and running through fall 2023.

Busy road will undergo structural, aesthetic upgrades from West Valley City border to near West Jordan.

09/08/2022

With property acquired two years ago by the city next to West View Park, officials plan on building a challenge course that will include a two-lane 40-yard dash and full ninja/challenge course with timing systems for both.

The newest attraction in West Valley City will be an obstacle course.

28/07/2022

There were no livestock or cowboys around, but West Valley City was home to a rodeo in June.

Rocky Mountain Power linemen show their award-winning skills at the lineman’s rodeo in West Valley City.

21/07/2022

The Cal Ripken Hall of Fame welcomed a Hunter-Cyprus inductee this year, Mark Manzanares.

Mark Manzanares was honored as a new member of the Cal Ripken Hall of Fame.

13/07/2022

After years of construction and questions about its financial efficacy, the UTOPIA fiber-optic network is in place throughout all of West Valley City.

West Valley City is the largest city in Utah and second biggest in the United States to be fully connected to a fiber-optic network.

08/07/2022

After a tie vote forced the West Valley City Council to continue its consideration in May, the council ultimately decided against a zone change that would have seen townhomes built at about 5600 West and 4600 South.

The second such denial for the property in the last three years.

23/06/2022

The Heather on Parkway at 6087 W. Parkway Blvd. will ultimately see the construction of 84 single-level homes for purchase by people ages 55 and older.

The gated community will have 84 single-level homes.

15/06/2022

West Valley City receives federal funding each year from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development through the CDBG program (Community Development Block Grants). The City Council approved the planned allocation of just over $1 million funding in early May.

Much of the funding will stay in house with the city’s programs.

13/06/2022

The 5-acre park will see an additional 1.3 acres added after the West Valley City Council approved the purchase of land across the street.

The area across 6000 West was purchased to link to existing West View.

08/06/2022

In April, the West Valley City Code Enforcement Division received a donation of 10 body armor vests for its officers, who enforce city ordinances regarding debris, trash, junk, hazardous materials, and other unsightly, unhealthy and unsafe conditions on private property.

Officers welcomed the donation of the 10 armored vests, valued at $700 apiece.

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