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Carbon County leaders will get their first official chance Thursday, Nov. 12, to decide on and set conditions for an ambitious, controversial plan to build and operate dozens of small nuclear reactors, fabricate nuclear fuel and store it once spent on state trust land, as opponents are asking the county to slow down.
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The Carbon County Event Center will host its inaugural Casino Night fundraiser on Friday, November 13, 2026, to benefit the Fueling the Fight program. The event features casino-style games to raise money for local cancer patients.
Following a presentation from rPlus and a question-and-answer period with the commissioners, the project's CUP received a favorable recommendation. Representing rPlus, Theresa Foxley presented to the commissioners, explaining the scope of the project.
The Carbon County Local Emergency Planning Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting on Nov. 16, 2026. The meeting will feature updates from Carbon County Emergency Services and the Utah Department of Emergency Management.
Valar Atomics proposal for a natural gas plant and dozens of small nuclear reactors at an energy and data centers campus is up before the planning commission in Carbon County on Thursday. (Valar Atomics, Trust Lands Administration) The site Valar Atomics has leased from the state Trust Lands Administration for an energy and data center campus is shown near Wellington.
The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States, at the Main Entrance of the Carbon County Courthouse Complex located at 120 E. Alger, on March 9, 2016, and recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Carbon County, State of Utah on March 9, 2016, as Entry no.
The Carbon County Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, to consider a conditional use permit for a large-scale industrial project. The proposed Raceway Energy Campus includes nuclear energy, manufacturing, and data center facilities.
Murray High School will host parent-teacher conferences and a registration fair on November 19.
As midterms come to a close and the Utah legislative session approaches, Utah organizations are working to engage the public in their political work. There are multiple Utah organizations throughout the state that participate in political organizing, education and different forms of lobbying before, during and after elections.
The hands-on, creative event, Pinners Conference, came to Utah last week, from Nov. 5-7, at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy, Utah. The event draws thousands of visitors each year and some attendees consider it a yearly tradition. The event offered several creative classes and features hundreds of vendors in fashion, beauty, crafting and much more.
The HNH Sanctuary invited community members to Missio Dei church, in the Fairpark neighborhood, to learn more about saving horses. The fundraiser, hosted last Saturday, Nov. 7, featured fair games, live music, food, a mechanical bull and dancing.
Utah Volleyball traveled to the University of Arizona on Friday, Nov. 6, then Arizona State on Sunday, Nov. 8. The Utes swept Arizona in three sets, then fell to Arizona State in four sets. Currently, the Utes are 13-10 overall and 5-7 in conference play, placing the team in 10th place in the Big 12 Conference.
The Utah Transit Authority is seeking bids from qualified firms for caliper assemblies. Bids for the project are due on Thursday, December 17, 2026.