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    BY CITIZEN STAFF  “Growing Older, Growing Wiser” is the theme for the 2012 Let’s Talk About It five-session series to be held at the Larsen-Sant Library. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. with books available for check out now. A scholar, usually drawn from an area university, will discuss...

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By CITIZEN STAFF  Proposals for bids are being accepted for a new fire sprinkler system at the Franklin County Nursing Home. The bid proposal is to cover design, materials, installation and testing of the system, which is to comply with a federal requirement, said Hospital CEO Mike Andrus.  (See the full story in The...

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BY CITIZEN STAFF  Weston native Chris Stewart is running for Congress in Utah’s Second District. He recently announced his intentions to seek the federal post on the Republican ticket, joining what is already becoming a crowded list of candidates. Thanks to redistricting and the addition of a fourth seat for Congress in Utah, the...

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By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor The Preston City Council listened to and accepted an annual audit presented by Matt Armstrong of Deaton and Company at Monday’s city council meeting. He praised the city for its austerity and careful use of taxpayer funds last year with the continuing economic slowdown.  (See the full story...

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By ROBERT S. MERRILL  Assistant editor Preston City, Franklin County, state, and federal offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, in celebration of the New Year’s holiday which falls on Sunday, Jan. 1, this year. The post office lobby will be open from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31. Postmaster Val Porter said...

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By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor The Worm Creek Opera House is in need of a new projector. The digital age is forcing the Franklin County Theatre Arts Council to look at a new way to show movies. Movie theaters across the country are changing from movie reels to the digital world. “The movie...

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By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor A 55-year-old Preston man is being held in the Caribou County Jail on a charge of aggravated assault following a standoff Tuesday morning with Preston Police and Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies. Police and deputies were dispatched to 259 West 200 South in Preston shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday...

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