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About 20 children in the Park City area are waiting for a caring adult to step up and become a big brother – or big sister. Big Brothers Big Sisters has provided one-on-one mentorship for children ages 6-17 in Utah for the past 45 years. Each year the organization serves as many as 120 youth in the Wasatch Back.
Preliminary election results show candidates for a seat on the North Summit School District Board of Education tied at 60 votes each. Seat 4 is one of only two contested school board races. Rene Potter and Kevin Orgill are tied for seat 4. Orgill has been on the board since 2022, representing Chalk Creek.
The Summit County office will move from the Sheldon Richins Building to the new PEAK Center. The Park City Department of Motor Vehicles Office will close this week as it moves to a new location. When complete, the DMV, Summit County Library's Kimball Junction branch and council chambers will be housed in the new PEAK Center, previously the Skullcandy headquarters.
Updated vote totals from Wednesday morning show tight margins in Wasatch Back races for seats in the Utah House of Representatives. Preliminary election results show Republican Luke Searle and Democrat Celeste Johnson neck-and-neck in the race for Utah House District 59, separated by just 25 votes.
The Utah Olympic Park will begin selling uphill season passes for 2026-27 on Friday. Launched in 2024, the uphill pass provides access to backcountry terrain near the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center, where some of Utah’s Olympic hopefuls are training and competing.
The Park City DMV Office is currently closed as services transition to Summit County’s new PEAK Center. It will reopen on Monday, Nov. 9, at its new location on 6301 N. Landmark Drive, Park City. Residents can visit alternative Summit County DMV Offices in Kamas, open Wednesday and Thursday, and Coalville, open Friday.
Utah First Lady Abby Cox debuted a new children's book titled "Jennie Makes Room" on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, honoring philanthropist Jennie Judge Kearns. The book's proceeds will benefit the Mansion Foundation to support the preservation of the Utah Governor's Mansion.
Part of State Route 162 flooded between Aneth and Montezuma Creek. One lane remained open as the Navajo Police Department, Utah Highway Patrol, and San Juan County Sheriff's Ofice monitored the area. Floodwaters eventually receeded enough for crews to safely reopen both lanes, but drivers were still asked to drive with caution as mud, debris, and emergency crews were present.
The man federally charged in relation to a recently found Utah teenager appeared in court on Wednesday. Adam Hunter Harmel, 39, made his first court appearance at the federal courthouse in Boise, Idaho. Harmel is charged with one count of "transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity."
Salt Lake County received more than 100,000 ballots Tuesday, County Clerk Lannie Chapman said, as election workers continue verifying signatures and the last four digits required on ballot envelopes. Chapman said her team is working through the ballots today (Wednesday) and Thursday.
New student housing will replace the abandoned Park Plaza property. The Provo Municipal Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday to approve the redevelopment of the property at 910 North and 900 East. The plans are to "transform a long-vacant and deteriorating site" into new student housing near Brigham Young University, according to a press release.
The College Football Playoff selection committee released the first of six rankings for the 2026-27 season on November 3, 2026. Miami (FL), Georgia, Utah, and Indiana hold the top four positions in the initial rankings.
CEDAR CITY — A Cedar City couple was arrested after doctors found their 4-month-old daughter had multiple fractures in various stages of healing. Trevor Dean Noffsinger, 22, and Mariah Faith Calapp, 21, were booked into the Iron County Jail on Tuesday for investigation of seven counts each of aggravated child abuse.