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🌱 Beaver man charged in alleged hate targeting of neighboring family
Beaver, Utah Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Beaver! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Beaver man charged in alleged hate targeting of neighboring family
- Beaver-raised Vickers brings rural priorities to Utah Senate's top job
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 30 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 36.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Beaver man accused of harassing family charged with hate crime (ksl.com) — A Beaver man faces felony charges with hate-crime penalty enhancements after prosecutors say he stalked and harassed a family living above his apartment. Charging documents accuse Heath Loren Franklin, 56, of targeting children and shouting racial slurs. A separate case includes weapons charges following a traffic stop and searches. 
• As first Senate president from southern Utah since 1960s, Vickers hopes to bring rural perspective (ksl.com) — Beaver-raised Sen. Evan Vickers will become Utah's first southern Utah Senate president since the 1960s when lawmakers convene in January. The Cedar City Republican says he wants to give rural communities a stronger voice, emphasizing that their water and housing challenges differ from those along the Wasatch Front.
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Wednesday November 11
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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