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Ephrata’s former Mayor Bruce Reim, left, swears in Ephrata Police Department Officer Rebecca Amos in August 2025. The Ephrata Police Department is fully staffed as of December with a couple of officers completing training.

Ephrata’s former Mayor Bruce Reim, left, swears in Ephrata Police Department Officer Rebecca Amos in August 2025. The Ephrata Police Department is fully staffed as of December with a couple of officers completing training.

December 31, 2025

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Decades of consistency
January 2, 2026 3:30 a.m.

Decades of consistency

Reim’s leadership left a lasting mark, city staff, community members say.

EPHRATA — On a cold winter morning, the executive team gathers as they always do, Tuesday at City Hall. And as they always did, Mayor Bruce Reim listens first — head tilted, eyes narrowed, taking in the latest on crews, contracts, permitting and plans. Only this time, there’s a coda.