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The only thought on the Cohoe children's minds the afternoon of June 18 was how to keep a woman from drowning in the Price River and at the July 3 city council meeting they were honored for their heroism.

On the day before the nation celebrates its freedom, some well-deserving men and women were honored with two fitting tributes to Utah veterans.

Our beloved father, brother and uncle, Ross Perri, age 93, died June 24, 2008 at Castle Country Care Center in Price.

Mike Winters, from Precis Communications, works to repair one-third of a mile of cable that was damaged Monday night when a high-load truck apparently snagged the line and snapped it.

The fourth time was the charm for South Price residents seeking to re-zone their property.

The group that certifies and disciplines police officers is making more changes to its guidelines for officers' bad behavior.

From the Sunday, June 08, 2008 edition of the Augusta Chronicle Reader Comments Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle .

Those heartbroken women. Sculptor Karen Jobe Templeton's thoughts kept coming back to the wives and mothers as, day after day after day, she listened to radio accounts in August of the Crandall Canyon mine ...

Lake Thunderbird State Park's new Nature Center will open for a celebration of Bird Migration Day Saturday. via The Norman Transcript

Our governor, business leaders and area Realtors keep telling us that the economic turbulence that has hit much of the country seems to have missed us. via The Norman Transcript

“II learned at a young age, that family is more than just your immediate brothers and sisters. It encompasses a whole community of friends in small towns, you have that”

Two of Thomas Elmo Williams paintings currently hang in the Park City Police Department offices. via Park Record

“Their goal was just to make sure the project happened”

The family of Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. donated $125,000 for a bronze memorial in remembrance of the nine people who died at Utah's Crandall Canyon Mine last summer. via Deseret Morning News

In what might be the largest docket in its history, the state's police board Monday booted or disciplined more than 30 peace officers accused of wrongdoing. via Salt Lake Tribune

“He said nothing was going to happen before morning”

From 1916 to 1930, more than a million African-Americans left their homes in the South to find employment in the North. via Salt Lake Tribune

Police on Wednesday identified the men as Christopher Mollner, 33, of Provo and Ira Wakefield, 34, of Helper. via KMVT Twin Falls

“If you have one occurrence, maybe someone is confused. But when you have two or three different people coming forward... it's a much easier case to present to a jury.”

SALT LAKE CITY - A lot of people sign important documents without really reading them, but for an elderly Utah couple that oversight cost them their home. via Kutv.com

U.S. Highway 191 was closed Tuesday in Carbon County after a truck overturned, spilling chemicals. via Salt Lake Tribune

Things I love to hate: The new season of "Rock of Love 2." What kind of guy makes out with one woman while he's on a date with another? Not my kind. via The Grand Junction Sentinel

I want to clarify all the distorted facts about the building of the Toquop coal-fired, steam generated, electrical power plant. via TheSpectrum.com

“And [Schain] made it all happen. It's a good family to be a part of.”

This year, a number of films at the world's largest independent film festival were either shot in the Beehive State or made by filmmakers from Utah. via Salt Lake Tribune