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Midterm vacancy open on Harrisville City Council; Karen Taylor-Fawcett to resign

Harrisville City has given notice of a midterm vacancy on its City Council. Karen Taylor-Fawcett, elected in 2023, will be leaving the council and be relocating out of state, City Administrator Jennie Knight confirmed to the Standard-Examiner on Thursday. Taylor-Fawcett will be resigning after the July 14 City Council meeting, Knight said. Reached by email, Taylor-Fawcett said that this move was not something she anticipated when she ran for office. “My husband has been transferred out of state for his job, and while I have been deeply committed to serving the residents of ...

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Kirby Ian Potter

Kirby Ian Potter, 80, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2026. Services entrusted to Lindquist's Syracuse Mortuary, 869 S. 2000 W.

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LETTER: Federal troops and ICE shouldn’t be a part of elections

President Donald Trump has expressed a willingness to send federal troops and/or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to polling places this fall. I believe that is illegal, but when and who has stopped illegal actions of Trump before it was too late to reverse them. The ...

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