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Board approves USU Eastern property sale to LDS Church in Price

By etvnews.com · June 11, 2026 · 1 min read
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A wooden gavel rests on a desk next to property documents, with the red rock mountains of Price, Utah, visible in the blurred background through a window, symbolizing an official decision regarding land transfer.
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PRICE — Utah State University has received approval to sell land north of the USU Eastern campus in Price to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Utah State University Board of Trustees voted to approve the sale during its regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, June 5, 2026.

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