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The two candidates for mayor in Park City, incumbent Andy Beerman and City Councilor Nann Worel, joined the Park City Rotary Club for a candidate forum on Tuesday.

So far in the campaign for mayor of Park City, the candidates have been aligned on issues like climate policy, social equity, and affordable housing goals. However, there has been a sharp contrast in the style of leadership each candidate says they bring to the table.  

Should Park City host another Winter Olympic games?  Candidates for Park City Mayor tackled that question at a debate Monday, hosted by KPCW, the Park Record, the Park City Chamber, and The Park City Community Foundation.  

Current City Council member Nann Worel said she was not in Park City for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and she’s hearing from residents who WERE in town at the time, that they’re not eager for the games to return.

In recent weeks, headlines have focused on Moab police officers, after their interaction with tourists Gabby Petito and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie shortly before her death, which has been ruled a homicide.

Summit County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright talked to KPCW about how deputies respond locally to what are often challenging situations.    

Park City ended its popular Transit to Trails pilot program early on Friday weekend because of weather. 

A July experiment to gauge the public’s interest in a shuttle service from downtown Park City to several local trailheads proved to be incredibly popular.

The Utah Legislature’s Redistricting Committee made a stop in Summit County on Friday to gather input from residents as the committee redraw’s the state’s congressional, state legislative, and school board maps.

Friday night’s meeting at Ecker Hill Middle School attracted several dozen citizens curious about Utah’s once-a-decade redistricting process.

It was a wet and rainy week for high school football across the Wasatch Front and Back with most schools finishing off the regular season. 

With temperatures dropping, ballots arriving in mailboxes soon, and less than a month to go until election day, campaign season in Park City is heating up.

Park City’s three city council candidates -- incumbent councilor Tim Henney, local business owner Tana Toly, and local consultant Jeremy Rubell -- faced off in an hour-long discussion with KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher about the campaign and the issues facing Park City.

Two council seats are up for grabs this year, and all three candidates promoted their experience as reasons to support them in next month’s election. 

The Summit County Council, meeting last Wednesday in Kamas, heard from another audience supporting the $50 million open space bond on the November ballot.

Council members answered questions and talked about the opportunities possible with the bond.   

The council meeting, at the South Summit Services Building in Kamas, drew some 30 to 40 people.