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Iron County approves $300,000 support package for Utah Summer Games
Summary
After a presentation by Utah Summer Games staff, the Iron County Commission unanimously ratified an MOU to provide $100,000 a year for three years (total $300,000) to support the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games and related sports‑tourism programming.
John Oglesby, with the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games at Southern Utah University, told the Iron County Commission that the event has grown into a major economic driver for the county, drawing roughly 10,470 athletes last year from 17 states and producing an estimated $17 million–$20 million in annual economic impact.
"We finished with 10,470 athletes, 17 different states," Oglesby said during a presentation to the commissioners, and described a full schedule of events, new partnerships with Special Olympics Utah and the Las Vegas Raiders, and a…
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