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That route is 35.7 miles, a distance that would qualify.

At the crux of the issue is a federal rule, newly reinterpreted, that requires critical access hospitals to be at least 35 miles from the next closest hospital when traveling by main roads.

Officials at CMS now say that the next closest hospital, Colusa Medical Center, is only 32 miles away — three miles short of the required distance.

About 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, Orem sits in the shadow of towering mountains to the east and Utah Lake to the west.

Demare Dezeurn intercepted three passes, returning the last 78 yards for the clinching touchdown as Palisades prevailed 49-34 to break host Brentwood’s three-game winning streak Friday night in the annual “Sunset Showdown” between the Westside schools located six miles apart.