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District Judge Says Court Trials Backlogged, Asks Community’s Help With Jury Duty Emails

By Michelle Deininger • 1 hour ago

Utah courts began sending people jury questionnaires by email during the pandemic as a public health measure. In Summit County, the shift to email court notices to potential jurors has yielded very little participation, which is a problem as courts seek to schedule backlogged jury trials.

Third district Court Judge Richard Mrazik knows that people may not enjoy receiving a notice to answer questions on a survey that could result in being called to jury duty.

Local News Hour - September 24, 2021

By Michelle Deininger • 7 hours ago

On today's Local News Hour:

( 2:55) Mountain Trails Foundation weekly report with Executive Director Lora Smith.

( 5:11) Rick Brough's report on the Public comment to the Summit County Council Wednesday which supported the proposed open space bond, for up to $50 million.

( 9:35) Judge Richard Mrazik discusses jury duty snafus

( 25:06) Park City Councilor Steve Joyce has a recap of Tuesday's retreat and last night's meeting.

UPDATED: Public Discovers It's Locked Out Of Park City School Bond Hearing

By Carolyn Murray • 21 hours ago

The Park City School District Board is scrambling Thursday to respond to a problem during Tuesday’s bond hearing. The doors were locked, so people interested in attending were not able to enter the building.

Man Dies While Hunting, Busy Night For Wasatch County Emergency Responders

By Ben Lasseter • 22 hours ago

A man died while hunting Wednesday night near Strawberry Reservoir.

The hunter who died was in his 50s. According to the Wasatch County Sheriff’s office, he and his family were hunting near the Aspen Grove campground, which is just south of Strawberry Reservoir.

Emergency responders found him unresponsive around 8:30 p.m. and couldn’t resuscitate him. It was in a rugged, remote area, and a helicopter flew his body away. Sheriff’s deputies, Wasatch County EMS, Search and Rescue, and a Life Flight unit responded.

Heber Valley Chamber Of Commerce To Gather Local Businesses For Discussion on Economy

By Ben Lasseter • 22 hours ago

Business representatives in the Heber Valley will meet to talk about ideas and issues in the local economy Monday.

All local businesses are invited to the Monday morning business forum. It’s at the Wasatch County Senior Citizen Center at 465 East 1200 South. It’s also open to the public.

Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Dallin Koecher says his office organized the event to get feedback directly from businesses.

Heber Valley Officials Discuss Airport Master Plan Concerns, Possibilities

By Ben Lasseter • 23 hours ago

At an interlocal meeting with Heber City and Wasatch County Wednesday, local officials discussed the Heber Valley Airport.

Heber Airport Manager Travis Biggs gave an update to Heber City, Wasatch County and Daniel Town, as well as to members of the public. He touched on points the city will focus on as it tweaks the master plan for years to come.

Citizens Turn Out To Support Proposed Open Space Bond, And To Preserve Their Valley

By Rick Brough • 23 hours ago

Public comment to the Summit County Council Wednesday supported the proposed open space bond, for up to $50 million, that will appear on November’s ballot.

At the same time, speakers from the Kamas area asked the council for reassurances that spending from the bond won’t be siphoned off mostly to the west side of the county.

To comply with an official state timeline, the council held a public hearing for the proposal, the first county-wide open space bond it has put forward.

New Lifts, Including High-Speed 8-Pack, for Park City Mountain

By Michelle Deininger • Sep 23, 2021

Vail Resorts, owner of Park City Mountain, announced Thursday it plans to replace the Eagle Lift and Silverlode Lift for the 2022 – 2023 ski season.

The Eagle Lift is currently a triple chair at the base of the resort, next to the First Time Lift. Vail plans to change it to a high-speed six-person chair lift with a new mid-station. Vail claims the new lift will significantly reduce crowding and wait times.

Congressman Blake Moore Introduces Wildfire Mitigation Bill

By Sean Higgins • Sep 23, 2021

Utah Congressman Blake Moore introduced legislation aimed at addressing staffing shortages at the Forest Service and mitigating wildfire risk Wednesday.

Moore represents Utah’s 1st Congressional District and Summit County in the House of Representatives and announced the legislation late Wednesday.

Summit County Issues Health Order for Junior High and Middle Schools

By Rick Brough • Sep 23, 2021

Summit County has issued a new public health order that sets a threshold for requiring face coverings at all public and private middle schools and junior highs in the county.

The standard for a mask mandate expands to higher grade levels what the county has already ordered for elementary schools.

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