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Intermountain Cedar City Hospital Caregiver Named Utah’s Athletic Trainer of the Year

Melissa Mendini-Gates has been a trainer at Cedar High School for nearly a decade and has developed a great bond during that time with student athletes, coaches, and parents who she supports on the field and in the training room.“Melissa is just outstanding, and our entire community trusts and loves her because she’s given so much to our entire county and school district,” said Eric Packer, president of Intermountain Cedar City Hospital.

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Lamb of God Production Rehearsals Slated

Rehearsals for this year’s production of Rob Gardner’s Lamb of God will be starting on March 3rd at 7 pm in the chapel at 159 N 400 W and continuing each Sunday evening until the performances on April 13 and 14.This incredible production tells the story of the final days of Jesus Christ’s life through the perspectives of those who were closest to Him.

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Where are they Now? Former Sevier County Residents Shine

With the ever changing landscapes and the need to continually grow and progress in some metropolitan cities in Utah, it’s nice to know that some counties and cities still appreciate the small, down-home feeling that their parents and grandparents appreciated 50 years ago.In these smaller rural towns, cities, and counties, the number one export isn’t fruits, vegetables, alfalfa, or even an item that can be purchased, its greatest export are its residents.

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Utah Medicaid continues to respond to pharmacy vendor network outage

February 24, 2024 - As the Change Healthcare outage affecting pharmacy prescription information is expected to linger into next week, Utah Medicaid is taking the unprecedented step of personally calling 17,000 Medicaid members who are on high-risk or life-sustaining medication.Around 200 staff from the Medicaid team within the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Utah Department of Workforce Services will be contacting Medicaid members who are due for a refill of high-risk medication in the next 7 days, or March 2.“We didn’t cause the problem, but we are owning a solution,” said Tracy Gruber, executive director of DHHS.

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