KPCW’s flagship news program, Local News Hour, follows NPR’s Morning edition from 8 to 9 a.m. KPCW Senior News Director Leslie Thatcher hosts Monday through Thursday and Roger Goldman hosts Fridays. Get information directly from the people making news in the Wasatch Back with live interviews every weekday.
Madison Lambdin, Development & Events Manager for National Ability Center has details on the 20th annual Summit Challenge, Park City Manager Adam Lenhard and Deputy Park City Manager Jodi Emery preview this week's city council meeting and Heber City Mayor Heidi Franco recaps Tuesday evening's council meeting.
Summit, Wasatch County water wholesalers pursuing tax hikes, Wasatch County Manager Dustin Grabau previews Wednesday's county council meeting including discussions on land use and development, Film Director of the feature documentary "Ashima" Kenji Tsukamoto has details on the screening in Park City on Aug. 20, Heber City Council to vote on proposed 4.8% tax increase and Recycle Utah Executive…
Intermountain Health Hospital CEO Lori Weston and spokesperson Amy Tuddenham share details on a new cancer wing, Youth Sports Alliance Executive Director Emily Fisher and Programs Director Heather Sims have an update on the youth sports programs, Park City Film Executive Director Katy Wang has a preview of upcoming screenings, and Park City Recreation Assistant Director Tate Shaw has an update.
Unified Fire Authority Battalion Chief Riley Pilgrim on fire fighting strategies, Park City Councilmember Diego Zegarra has a recap of last night's meeting and Kem C. Gardner Institute director of public finance research Maddy Oritt on how data centers could affect property taxes.
Fire service spokesperson Sierra Hellstrom with an update on the Rocky Canyon Fire, Midway city councilmember Kevin Payne on affordable housing, and Summit County Councilmember Canice Harte recaps Wednesday's meeting
PCCF Climate Fund Manager Victoria Schlaepfer and James Dumas, Head Chef & Owner at Alpinist, on the upcoming Zero Food Waste Chef's Table Festival, Park City Manager Adam Lenhard and Deputy City Manager Heather Sneddon preview this week's city council meeting and talk about emergency preparedness in the wake of the Rocky Canyon Fire alert system mistakes and and Heber Valley Chamber Public…
Summit County Manager Shayne Scott and communications Director Derek Siddoway discuss the Rocky Canyon Fire response and the weekend's evacuation alert system failures, Place PC representatives Kelly Pfaff and Tom Seitz talk about their Bonanza Park petition ahead of Wednesday's planning commission meeting and Dr. Nancy Romanzi with the V Foundation talks ab has details on next week's fundraiser…
Summit County Health Department Director Phil Bondurant discusses the Rocky Canyon Fire evacuation alert misfire and calls for air quality monitoring during fires , Mountain Mediation Center Associate Director Nicole Droitsch and Director Gretchen Lee talks about the center's 20 years family and divorce services, as well as landlord dispute resolutions and and Park City Public Utilities Director…
Park City Events Manager Chris Phinney on Kimball Arts Festival traffic impacts and what locals should know, OpenSnow meteorologist Alan Smith on the predicted Super El Niño season and Park City Speedskating's Brian Boudreau and Olympian Kristen Santos-Griswald on rebranded learn to skate, Olympians joining.
Summit County Councilmember Chris Robinson recaps Wednesday's meeting including a discussion of Basin Recreation's $150K bond proposal, Park City Board of Realtors CEO Jennifer Armandi and Board President Gretchen Hudgens talk about second quarter sales data and Park City Ski & Snowboard Executive Director Ehlias Louis details the organization's Backyard Bash fundraiser Aug. 20.
Summit County Solid Waste Director Tim Loveday discusses the opening of four regional recycling locations, Kimball Arts Festival Director Hillary Gilson and volunteer manager Natalie Hall a preview of this weekend's 57th annual event, which opens Friday and People's Health Clinic CEO Mairi Leining has talks about its need for additional space so it can serve its 11,000 uninsured clients.
Summit County Community Development Director Peter Barnes discusses the planning department's proposal to streamline rezoning to ease development costs, Wasatch County Manager Dustin Grabau previews Wednesday's council meeting, including considering the addition of a finance department for efficiency purposes, and Summit Land Conservancy CEO Cheryl Fox highlights a new conservation agreement that…
Summit County Sheriff Kacey Bates and spokesperson Skyler Talbot discuss the ongoing investigation into the theft of $40,000 in jail programming funds, Heber City Manager Matt Brower previews Tuesday's council meeting, including a proposed bump in parking ticket fees and Yudi Steiger, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Park City, with details on this year's Jewish Festival celebrating Jewish life and…
On today's episode of "Local News Hour," Top Shelf Owner Casey Metzger shared the launch of Event Permitting Solutions to simplify the Utah alcohol permitting process, Mountainlands Community Housing Trust Executive Director Jason Glidden gives updates on the Parkview Place housing in Heber City, and community members share their thoughts as Heber's LGBTQ+ resource center Encircle closes.
Summit County Councilmember Megan McKenna recaps Wednesday's meeting, including a discussion with the People's Health Clinic about their need for more space, Heber City public information officer Ryan Bunnell talks about Heber City's Leadership Academy and Arts Council of Park City & Summit County Executive Director Jocelyn Scudder talks about Friday's 'live art' gallery stroll and the Summit…
New interim head of school at Park City Day School Dan Vorenberg talks about his role preparing the private institution for it's next chapter, Park City Leadership Alumni Association board members Betsy Wallace and Frank Lynch talk about the groups events that aim to further connection alums made while Leadership class members and Annie Bommer, executive director Alf Engen Ski Museum, previews the…
Summit County Manager Shayne Scott previews the agenda for Wednesday's council meeting, including a public hearing on Basin Recreation's impact fees, Park City Community Foundation CEO Joel Zarrow and Youth United Access Manager Junior Vieyra discuss the program's mission to provide access to sports and recreation to low-income Summit County students and Summit County Fair Manager Tyler Orgill…
Leadership Park City Director Sott van Hartesvelt talks about the Aug. 21 deadline to apply for Class 33, including two open house events for curious locals, Park City 9-Hole women's golf league representatives Kathy Higginson and Callaway Zuccarello preview the 3oth annual Rally for a Cure event on July 28 at Park City Golf Club and Bettina Wesemann Giese from Timpanogos Valley Theatre has all…
Park City-based professional mountain biker and Olympian Haley Batten previews the upcoming International Cycling Union World Cup race at Soldier Hollow in September, Marvin Rust of the Wasatch County Foundation and Michael Moulton from the Heber Valley Heritage Foundation discuss the history of Pioneer Day in the county and local Rich Wyman has details on on Sunday's "Dogapalooza" event at the…
Deer Creek High School Principal Justin Kelly talks about the new high school's grand opening for students and their families July 29, Cathy Van Dyke, the co-chair of Grow The Flow's Greater Park City chapter, talks about the new local group advocating on behalf of the Great Salt Lake, and Wasatch County Parks and Recreation marketing coordinator Jen Bowman previews the annual Fair Days runs from…
Summit Rising Program Manager Ford Huntington and Interim Executive Director of Song Summit Foundation Paige Anderson talk about the Aug. 27-29 event which features music, education and wellness opportunities, Utah Main Street Manager and State Coordinator Chelsea Gauthier and Historic Park City Alliance Executive Director Ginger Wicks talk about the expansion of the preservation network,…