The CDC website says that the Spanish Flu of 1918 had a huge effect on the United States, and the Cedar Valley was no exception. “Between September and November, a second wave of flu peaks in the United States. This second wave is highly fatal, and responsible for most of the deaths attributed to the…
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Eagle Mountain to Discuss Annexation of 200+ Acres in Cedar Valley
The Eagle Mountain City Council on June 16th, 2020 will be discussing the possibility of the annexation of approximately 204.69 acres. The process of annexation will incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city. In this case, the acreage will be moved from the jurisdiction of Utah County…
Read moreBill Louis – Eagle Mountain Resident Spotlight
Again, we would like to highlight a very talented Eagle Mountain Resident. Bill Louis is an Eagle Mountain resident that has taken art to a very public and large scale. Bill and his wife Loni moved to Eagle Mountain two and a half years ago. Their four children, ages 11, 9,6, and 5 go to…
Read moreCouncil Member Burnham Supports “Black Lives Matter” During City Council Meeting
During the June 2, 2020, Eagle Mountain City Council meeting, Councilmember Burnham expressed her public support for the Black Lives Matter movement. After some technical difficulties and comments from the Mayor and other City Council members, Burnham made the following statement. The transcript of the video is below. I don’t usually do this, but every…
Read moreEagle Mountain City Launches VIRTUAL Main Street For Eagle Mountain Businesses
Recently Eagle Mountain City created a virtual Main Street on its website. This main street is open to Eagle Mountain businesses and has the ability to allow vendors to sell products as well as a booking service. You can go to the virtual Main Street by following this URL: https://eaglemountaincity.com/mainstreet/. I added Cedar Valley Sentinel…
Read moreEagle Mountain 2020 Graduates Receive Over 8 Million Dollars in Scholarships
The year 2020 has been a rough ride for the graduates of 2020. This year they are split between two high schools. The older Westlake High School (home of the Thunder) and the new Cedar Valley High School (home of The Aviators). Usually, the graduates would fill a huge auditorium on the BYU campus. But…
Read morePleasant Grove Man Detained For Stealing Garage Door From Eagle Mountain Construction Site
Justin Thomas Strasburg was arrested in Saratoga Springs in the evening for May 19, 2020. Thomas was arrested after using a U-Haul truck to steal garage doors from construction sites to install in other people’s garages. During his interview, he said he was responsible for stealing eight different garage doors. They were stolen from Vineyard,…
Read moreEagle Mountain Residents Propose Wildlife Migration Plan
Eagle Mountain has a lot of rural open space within its boundaries. With all of the growth that is occurring within the city, a group of residents created the “The Eagle Mountain Wildlife Group.” The membership of the group’s Facebook page has been growing since it was first established and is currently at 435+ users….
Read moreGrace Seal – EM Resident Spotlight
Eagle Mountain has some very talented young people that are part of the Class of 2020. With the new Cedar Valley High School coming online this year, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic it has made for a very interesting year for the graduating classes (Cedar Valley, and Westlake). One of the exceptional young people…
Read moreBusiness Grant Opportunity ~ Eagle Mountain Chamber of Commerce
COVID RELIEF GRANT The Eagle Mountain Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Facebook is providing $200,000 in small business grants for EM businesses. OPEN for Applications APRIL 29th- MAY 8th. Become a chamber member, and APPLY April 29th!! GRANT APPLICATION JOIN THE CHAMBER What is TestUtah? TestUtah is a new initiative sponsored through Silicon Slopes…
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