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Complaints of state overreach on zoning issues have turned into rallying cries for local self-government. In 2025, more than 6,000 Summit County residents signed a petition to hold a referendum on a controversial development in Kimball Junction.
The Park City community celebrated the life of pilot Ryan Cutter who died last month while fighting California’s Dome Fire. Hundreds gathered Saturday at Utah Olympic Park for a memorial that included a helicopter flyover and bagpipe precession.
A project to replace the Interstate 80 bridge near Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook will continue through the winter, weather depending. The Utah Department of Transportation is nearly finished with Park City pavement work on Deer Valley Drive from the Marsac roundabout to Kearns Boulevard.
Wasatch Back voters will be asked to choose candidates for state and local offices as well as vote on two Utah constitutional amendments. Early, in-person voting in the Wasatch Back opens Tuesday, Oct. 27. Voters will choose candidates for U.S. and state offices, state and local school boards along with county council, clerk, sheriff, auditor and attorney.
The future land use map will inform policymaker decisions on issues like housing and open space. Eastern Summit County has never had a future land use map like the Snyderville Basin. It also hasn’t updated its general plan since it was first created in 2013.
Two major winter sports competitions are coming to Park City on back-to-back weekends in January. Tourism officials are building on the events as advance winter lodging bookings remain below last year.
The Park City Police Department received at least two recent reports of issues at Main Street nightclubs. The reports were on Friday. One person was starting to pick a fight with the doorman, according to public police logs. The agency logged the case as suspected disorderly conduct.
The Erda Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will address several items, including a conditional use permit for a temporary sales trailer and a rezone application.
A draft study recommends that Utah focus its first spaceport development work near Delta, while preserving Green River West as a possible site for future operations. The study, prepared for the Utah Legislature’s Spaceport Exploration Committee in preparation for its October 30th meeting, evaluated seven candidate areas: Delta, Wendover, Green River, Promontory, Bluff, Kanab and Vernal.
A bus transporting special education students backed into a ditch in the Farr West area. Weber School District maintains policies regarding the eligibility and safety of specialized transportation services for students with Individualized Education Programs.
Utah pro mountain biker Hannah Otto will attempt to ride to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in a single day. The Intrepid Foundation is backing the attempt to raise money to provide bikes for rural communities around the world. It's 18 miles to the summit with an average 12% gradient that kicks up to more than 40% in the last two miles.
PRICE – The Carbon School Board of Education held a district meeting on Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. The general session started with introductions of the participating board members: Keith Cox, Gwen Callahan, Nicole Hobbs, and Jeffrey Richens. Mika Salas, Carbon’s superintendent, introduced most of the policies, with MegAnne Smith and Wayne Woodward absent.
GREEN RIVER — The Emery County Business Chamber hosted its October Lunch and Learn in Green River. Chamber President Kevin Butler welcomed attendees at La Veracruzana Mexican Restaurant. Derek Mellus of the Utah Film Commission was the first speaker.