Summit County maintains a photo gallery featuring Chalk Creek. The collection includes various albums and imagery related to the area.
Photographer Ed Woolstenhulme of Shedz Photography provided imagery for the collection. Woolstenhulme has lived in Summit County his entire life and is an avid hunter and conservationist with a passion for wildlife and the outdoors.
The Summit County website also noted that Stage 2 fire restrictions were in place for the county.
The High Valley Transit District scheduled a public hearing to discuss the issuance of Series 2024 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds. The hearing aimed to gather public input regarding the bonds and the potential economic impact of the associated project on the private sector.
The deal with Summit Land Conservancy will support efforts to connect Peoa to the Uintas with trails. The county is contributing $831,000 from the 2021 voter-approved open space bond. This is located, for folks who are familiar with that area, across the river from Franson Park.
The High Valley Transit District Board of Trustees approved amendments to the 2024 budget during a meeting held on December 10, 2024. The resolution adjusted the Operating, Capital, and Debt Service funds to reflect updated fiscal projections for the year.
The recognition is part of the Expansion Solutions 2026 Awards of Excellence, one of the publication’s highest annual honors celebrating leadership in economic development and business growth across the United States. “This award really reflects the quality of our business community, our citizens, and our visitors,” said Jeff Jones, economic development and housing director.
Summit County, Utah, has been named one of the nation's Top 15 Rural Communities for 2026 by Expansion Solutions Magazine. The recognition was part of the publication's 2026 Awards of Excellence, which honors leadership in business growth and economic development.
Recycle Utah is sharing what its future home might look like for the first time. The plans include a coffee shop, kitchen and education space. Highway 40 in Summit County. Executive Director Andy Hecht said the new space will be easier for residents and businesses to use.
Students and staff at Cedar City’s East Elementary celebrated the official opening of a brand-new building on August 10, 2026. The event occurred three months after the school departed from its former 75-year-old facility.
LOGAN – Following a calm, well-reasoned and almost scholarly lecture about domestic current affairs and politics during a town hall on Aug. 26, Democratic candidate Peter Crosby took a hard left turn on the topic of foreign affairs.
His new place near Strawberry, deep in the Avintaquin Canyon, was beautiful and peaceful. Maybe too peaceful. Black bears have been showing up in Utah cities in numbers never seen before. As of Aug. 25, DWR biologists and partner law enforcement agencies had responded 168 times to issues involving bears, compared with 83 responses during all of 2025.
December 2, 1934 ~ August 25, 2026 Max Halley Young (known to all as Hal), age 91, returned to his Heavenly Father and his beloved wife on August 25, 2026, in Lehi, Utah. Hal was born December 2, 1934, in Abraham, Utah, to Alva Allen and Emily Margret Petersen Young.
November 21, 1980 ~ August 15, 2026 Randy James Stuart, age 45, passed away unexpectedly on August 15, 2026 in Ely, Nevada. He was born on November 21, 1980 in Provo, Utah, the youngest of five children. Randy will always be remembered for his quiet and peace making spirit.
An explainer of the Washington County Library System and the Springdale branch services.