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One such example of the dilemma is southern Utah’s Colt Mesa, which was removed from within the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument under the Trump administration and stands to be swept back in under Biden. Nick Proctor, who with his father owns the Colt Mesa’s mining claims, said the area contains grades of cobalt at higher concentrations than cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which produces more than 60% of the world’s supply via thousands of child laborers. In fact, some of the world’s largest tech companies like Tesla and Apple are being s...

May 11, 2021 By Jessica Mathews & Jon King / news@whmi.com The Howell City Council is moving on following the abrupt resignation of its city manager amid staff turmoil and an acknowledgment of "unpleasantries", but no details on just what led to the departure of Paul DeBuff. DeBuff submitted his resignation last Thursday, saying he appreciated the opportunity and wished the “City, the Council, and staff the very best.” He served in the role for less than a year. Council met virtually Monday night and approved a motion to accept the resignation eff...

Four days after Howell City Manager Paul DeBuff resigned, city council members discussed which direction to go next. Council members unanimously voted at their virtual meeting Monday night to appoint Ervin Suida as city manager through June 30, 2021. The director of Public Services served as interim city manager before DeBuff was hired last year. DeBuff submitted his resignation letter on May 6, one year after he was offered the job. His resignation was effective immediately, and council members approved an agreement to continue his salary and benefits through July 6. A press release from t...

Paul DeBuff, who spent less than a year as Howell's city manager, has resigned.  According to a press release from the city, DeBuff resigned "after some city staff lost confidence based on the very quick pace of changes he wished to implement." Howell Mayor Nick Proctor said he and DeBuff had extensive discussions this week and came to the mutual decision that DeBuff should resign. "DeBuff had some good thoughts and good ideas and I embraced the concepts," Proctor said. "But he was going much too fast. He failed to get collaboration and buy-in from staff and council on some things."

April 30, 2021 After a pandemic hiatus, a popular event is returning to downtown Howell. Food Truck Tuesdays will return with monthly events through September featuring various vendors and cuisines. The Howell City Council met virtually Monday night and unanimously approved a civic application for the event. The event is scheduled for May 11th, June 8th, July 13th, August 10th and September 14th from 11am to 2pm. Each food truck/vendor must submit a new application to the Howell Area Fire Department prior to the event and will be inspected prior to their opening the ...