“This is an unprecedented outbreak,” said BreAnne Osborn, an epidemiologist from the Utah State Department of Health, during an E. coli briefing at the Lehi City Council chambers on Tuesday August 22. Lehi has been facing an E. coli outbreak with the dangerous 0157 strain since August 2 with 12 reported cases, including five hospitalizations and a near death experience for a three-year-old girl. On Tuesday, Lehi City Water Department Manager Greg […]
Ballots for local city council races were sent out on Monday, meaning residents across the Utah Valley can begin casting their votes in this year’s primary election. On Monday, the Utah County Elections Division tweeted, “Keep an eye on your mailbox this week, and if you haven’t received a ballot by next Monday, please contact […]
Ryann Anderegg | Lehi Free Press Lehi Police Department personnel are urging the safe use of all vehicles after a serious golf cart crash in Lehi left six youths injured. On Tuesday, August 1, several youths, some as young as 12, were driving through their neighborhood on a golf cart when they hit a curb […]
Eight Lehi residents or people with close ties to Lehi all reportedly contracted E. coli within two weeks, with five hospitalized due to the severity of their conditions, one of which is a 3-year-old girl from Orem. Last week, the Utah County Health Department released advisories to all residents of Utah County to avoid drinking […]
Utah County officials say there have been eight recent cases of E. coli infection reported in the county, all of which have been linked to Lehi residents.