Lexi Peery
Reporter, Southwest Utah BureauLexi Peery joined KUER in June 2020 as the Southwest Bureau reporter. She is also part of Report for America, a public service program that partners with local newsrooms to bring reporters to under-covered areas across the country. Prior to KUER, she reported on the environment, politics and development for The Spectrum & Daily News, which is the USA Today paper in St. George. She’s a Salt Lake area native but studied journalism at Boston University, and spent time at WBUR and The Boston Globe. She loves exploring the beauty and quirks the southwest corner of the state has to offer.
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Groups in Iron County and Washington County claim there’s unallocated water in underground aquifers, and they’re asking the state for those rights.
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The increase applies to municipalities in the county and secondary water users.
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To keep up with the demands of a quickly growing population, St. George is also looking at an increase in property taxes.
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LGBTQ community members in St. George spoke out in support of the show in front of council members and called for love and acceptance.
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There’s been confusion related to the Washington County House seat after Rep. Travis Seegmiller announced his resignation in May.
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People are the leading cause of fires in Utah. Currently, the biggest concern for officials is campfires.
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The state argues the funds are meant to alleviate a range of issues communities in the Uinta Basin are facing.
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Around 10% of Utahns don’t have an internet connection, and that number is even greater when it comes to high-speed internet.
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The exchange is for low-revenue generating state land within the monument for developable federal land in 21 counties across the state.
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The center offers concurrent enrollment and certification courses for students at Water Canyon High School.
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The new name will better fit the institution’s polytechnic vision, according to the university president.
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Along with limiting grass in new developments, some cities are eyeing artificial turf.