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Wasatch County sheriff candidates highlight their qualifications for the job - Park Record

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The Wasatch County emergency management and 911 director and a former Oregon sheriff’s deputy and state trooper are vying to become sheriff, and both say their experience makes them the best one for the job. ) instructor before assuming his current role.

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