KPCW, Heber Leadership Academy to host candidate forum Oct. 15
Wasatch Back voters can hear from their 2026 candidates at a forum before they cast their ballots. KPCW and the Heber Leadership Academy are partnering to host the Oct. Candidates for Utah House District 59 and Wasatch County Council Seats A, C and F have been invited.
via kpcw.orgWasatch CountyOctober 1, 2026
Family of victim calls plea deal 'violation of justice' in Wasatch County child sex abuse case
Prosecutors said they will take advantage of the open sentencing, scheduled for Nov. Mitchell McKee, 61, the former administrative services director for the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office, had his vehicle stopped by police in Heber City in January 2024.
via KSLHeber CitySeptember 30, 2026
The nation’s ‘loneliness epidemic’ is present in Wasatch County
That’s according to Gov. Spencer Cox, who discussed the topic, among others, with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” earlier this month. “We are lonelier than we have ever been as a country. I think that’s very dangerous,” Cox told Stewart on Sept.
via Park RecordWasatch CountySeptember 29, 2026
Wasatch County wants to use excess revenue to dole out property tax cuts
Sherry and Ryan Laub bought their Heber City home for about $580,000 in 2012. With six bedrooms, a basement apartment and views of Mt. There was plenty of room for them, a retired couple, plus space to host their family, including eight grandchildren.
via Park RecordHeber CitySeptember 29, 2026
Former Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office employee pleads guilty to felony sex charge
Former Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office administrator Mitchell McKee, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor on Monday. "I have to be really careful when I sit up here." Howell said he knows "comparatively little" about a case until parties inform him of details or until there is a trial.
via Park RecordWasatch CountySeptember 29, 2026
Former Wasatch County sheriff's employee pleads guilty to reduced sex crime
A 4th District judge approved a plea deal Monday, dismissing the original 10 felony charges. Mitchell McKee, 61, pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual activity with a minor in Provo's 4th District Court Sept. Under McKee's plea agreement with the Utah Attorney General's Office, he has admitted to a single third-degree felony count of unlawful sexual activity.
via kpcw.orgProvoSeptember 28, 2026
