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OutdoorsState officials told people to stay out of the river as floodwaters recede. Public drinking water is safe, and water hauling should continue one to two more weeks.
Storage grew by about 1.19 million acre-feet from Sept. 15 to Nov. 5 as runoff from the Four Corners storms poured in. The lake is still about 8 feet lower than a year ago.
The Division of Professional Licensing checked 326 job sites statewide Oct. 13-23 and issued citations carrying more than $91,000 in potential fines.
Water trucked into Mexican Hat passes through the town treatment plant, the state said, as crews took new San Juan River samples after more weekend flooding.
The council approved bigger transfers from city utilities on Nov. 3 to start paying off a bond for a new police station, after the state denied a property tax increase.
The county's tax on a $440,000 home would rise $71.49 a year, to $486.04, and the county would collect about $965,000 more a year. The commission takes comment Nov. 30 at the courthouse in Manti.
The draft shareholder agreement went to a Nov. 3 work session after the City Council pulled an earlier version from its Oct. 27 agenda.
Unofficial results put Republican Brooks Benson ahead in Senate District 11, Republican Jake Hunsaker ahead in House District 48 and changed the leaders in four local races. Democrats Celeste Johnson (House 59) and Zane Woolstenhulme (House 4) are back in front.
The Associated Press called the race for the Republican incumbent Thursday morning, more than a day after polls closed. Democrat Peter Crosby trailed by about 8 points in unofficial results.
Unofficial results show Washington City's emergency services tax passing, while a Santa Clara tax, a Sanpete County sales tax and the Snyderville Basin bond were trailing.
Weber County's latest count shows a 79-vote gap in a Weber School Board race, with the lead changing hands. In Cache County, Democrats led both Logan seats on the County Council.
Unofficial results show Democrat Avery Olsen ahead of Republican Lehi Lacy by 50 votes for San Juan County sheriff, with Republican Lyman Duncan leading the clerk/auditor race. Republicans led the Washington County commission and attorney races.
Republicans led in 45 of 75 House districts, short of the 50 that make up two-thirds, and in nine of 15 Senate races, according to unofficial state results.
