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Wasatch County officials will formally call for the resignation of Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby this week. The Wasatch County Council can’t force Rigby to resign because he holds elected office. County councilors plan to present the resolution on Wednesday, according to the meeting agenda.
Heber Valley Self Reliance is hosting a community harvest event on October 23 and 24, 2026, to collect an estimated 30,000 pounds of potatoes and 1,000 pounds of winter squash. The festivities at 1335 East Center Street will include food donations, contests, and various community activities.
Tugaw is running against Republican Michael Murphy for the seat. Tugaw said development in Wasatch County is "out of control" and the biggest issue in the district, which includes portions of Heber City and all of Hideout. "If housing is scarce, it’s supply and demand that basically just drives up the housing costs of all the other locals," Tugaw said.
House District 59 candidates Celeste Johnson and Luke Searle agree on Wasatch County issues like the Heber Valley bypass and local control. They differ on tax cuts.
Seat A candidates Republican Rachel Kahler, Democrat Robert McNeill and conservative write-in Shawn Taylor showed up at the Wasatch County Fire District on Thursday. Seat C candidates incumbent Republican Erik Rowland and write-in Alex Folmer, a Republican who said she plans to re-register as unaffiliated, also appeared at the forum.
When Michael Murphy first announced his candidacy for Seat F on the Wasatch County Council this year, he did not realize that, later, he would be temporarily appointed to the seat. When Karl McMillan, who occupied Seat F, resigned from his role in April, Murphy was appointed by the Wasatch County Republican Party to fill the vacancy.
The Wasatch Open Lands Board will hold its next meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Wasatch County Administration Building Lower Conference Room. The meeting will include updates on Utah Open Lands conservation easement projects and discussions regarding the Wasatch County Code 3.06.
Voters in Utah County will choose the next Utah Count Commissioner for seat B between J. Allen, David M. Spencer and David Hinckley on Nov. The American Fork Citizen and Lehi Free Press sent the same questionnaire, with the same character limits, to every candidate on the ballot and reached out by email, text message and voicemail where available.
A driver damaged two Utah Highway Patrol vehicles on Saturday after fleeing a traffic stop and led law enforcement on a pursuit through Parley’s Canyon. Summit County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to stop the driver near the intersection of Landmark Drive and Ute Boulevard because the car had no license plate and had committed a traffic violation, according to a shift report.
A beaver sits in the Green River, Aug. 20, 2026, near Green River, Wyo. On Jackson Ramsay's family ranch late in the summer, there were few signs it had just weathered the worst-ever winter snowpack and record-setting heat. Water twisted unhurriedly through the land, splayed into various branches that rejoined to form pools behind mounds of piled sticks.
The Oak City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a regular meeting on Oct. 21, 2026. The meeting will address several agenda items including road layouts and construction requests.
“What could happen if the way we work actually reflected what we value most? ” “The Motherhood Advantage [project] grew from a question, and it’s basically this: If any state should know how to value mothers, it’s Utah. ” Melanie Jones, Sego Leadership CEO, told the Deseret News.
MAGNA, Utah (ABC4) — Tonight, Magna City is discussing potential violations of city policy by the mayor, weeks after a report alleged he had mistreated employees and interfered in law enforcement investigations for years. During a special meeting scheduled for 6 p.m.