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“Progress on clean energy and air will make Summit County and Park City even more attractive to travelers, entrepreneurs and the next generation of innovators in all fields,” writes Jennifer Wesseloff.

Courtesy of Utah Wildfire State and local officials are rescinding fireworks permits, banning activities that could lead to wildfires and vowing to prosecute people who violate restrictions in an effort to hold the line against fire conditions that are more dangerous than normal amid a historic drought. Multiple blazes have cropped up across the state in recent days, including two near Summit County’s borders. Fire officials tell of bone-dry vegetation, high winds and a water shortage that in...

Mountainlands Association of Governments Aging Services has added a monthlong health challenge to its roster of programs for local senior citizens. Registration for the challenge, which will help the elderly get physically active, is free and open to people ages 50 and older. Courtesy of Mountainlands Association of Governments Aging Services While the warmer weather entices many Wasatch Back residents into the outdoors, Jimmy Golding, health promotion manager of Mountainlands Association of Go...

The Park City Farmers Market will open two weeks early on Wednesday at the Silver King parking lot. Founder and organizer Volker Ritzinger says the reason for the early opening is to help non-food vendors that weren’t able to join the market last year due to COVID-19 concerns. Park Record file photo Last year’s Park City Farmers Market opened two weeks late, so organizer and founder Volker Ritzinger found a way to balance things out: He plans to start the event two weeks early this year. �...

Diners enjoy a freshly cooked and locally sourced dinner on a summer night during the Summit Community Gardens Dinner in the Garden Series. The series, which starts on June 3, features healthy meals created by chefs from local eateries and serves as a fundraiser for the nonprofit. Courtesy of Summit Community Gardens Summit Community Gardens Executive Director Sloane Johnson invites Park City to enjoy a freshly cooked and locally sourced dinner on a summer night in the garden. The Dinner in the...

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — A weather advisory was issued Friday for south-central Salt Lake and northwestern Utah counties due to wind gusts up to 50 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service estimated the advisory would be in effect until 7:30 p.m.; around that time the service said that winds were starting to back down around Salt Lake Valley but remained high over Utah Valley. At 8:45 p.m. winds across Utah continued to die down as light precipitation began in some a...

Courtesy of Becca Lael The Park City Library seeks local, up-and-coming authors for its Wasatch Back Local Author Celebration. Applications are available for writers who have published at least one book of any genre — fiction, nonfiction, children’s, young adult or adult, said Adult Services Librarian Kate Mapp. “We are looking for authors who live in the Wasatch Back and Park City area, or have written their books about the Wasatch Back or whose books speak to the Wasatch Back,” she sa...

Courtesy of the High Valley Transit District High Valley Transit, the nascent district set to take over Summit County’s transit operations in two months, recently started spending cash in a big way, inking deals with a consultant to run the operation and instructing staffers to secure the vehicles that will soon shuttle passengers around the Snyderville Basin. Officials agreed to spend nearly $900,000 for two buses and agreed to a master services agreement and other deals with River North Tr...

A high wind event in northern Utah caused damage and contributed to power outages and crashes Wednesday morning.

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