Francis News

One of the Summit County Sheriff's Office's most wanted fugitives turned himself in Dec.

Progress on commercial developments in Francis have stalled in the recession. The new mayor, Lee Snelgrove, worries how the city will fund improvements it needs without a broad enough tax base.

Political races unofficially decided on Election Day did not overturn when votes were canvassed in Coalville and Kamas, the two largest cities on the East Side of Summit County.

Incumbent mayors who were re-elected Tuesday in contested races in Kamas and Coalville will help shepherd the two largest towns on the East Side of Summit County through the next four years of growth.

Rose Lemon grew up in Park City but her family is from the Kamas Valley. She s cut hair in both high-end and franchised salons but prefers the human interaction of a simple barber shop.

Francis Town Councilman R. Lee Snelgrove is one of three men who are unopposed this year in their bids to become mayors of towns on the East Side of Summit County.

Alaska's Geoff Roes, a veteran and star of endurance running events across the country, crushed the course record at the Wasatch 100 over the weekend, needing only 18 hours and 30 minutes to run his way across 100 miles of the Wasatch Front's mountains and trails.

Francis Frontier Days attracts a herd of cowboys and cowgirls eager to win money in competitions that celebrate the American West.

The Victory Ranch golf course opened on Aug. 8. The private development near Francis is progressing and one of the five completed homes is featured in this weekend s Park City Area Showcase of Homes.

A rollover crash killed an Oakley man early Monday as he drove west on State Road 35 near Francis, the authorities say.

A new Francis town office is being put on hold after residents signed a petition reversing the town council's decision to go ahead with a new building.

Fiesta Days in the Kamas Valley began in the 1930s when families would drive for several hours on rutted, rocky roads to enjoy breakfast in the Uinta Mountains.

There are no municipal primary elections slated this year in eastern Summit County.

No municipal primary elections are slated in eastern Summit County. The window for candidates to file declaration forms closed Wednesday at 5 p.m. Nov.

The political filing window ends today and a handful of people on Tuesday had filled out paperwork declaring themselves candidates in a slew of mayoral and city council races in Summit County.

Five people in Woodland took the first official step toward incorporating the town at a crowded public hearing Wednesday in Coalville.

The community of Woodland had its first public hearing Wednesday before a packed house at the Summit County Council chambers to discuss whether the tiny neighborhood of about 200 residents should become a town.

An eastern Summit County woman in her 20s was injured when she fell from a horse at a home in Francis July 2 at about 2:10 p.m. The horse might have stepped on the woman, a spokeswoman for South Summit Ambulance said.

Council seats and mayoral posts on the ballot in five cities and towns on the East Side should draw more candidates next week.

Kamas Mayor Lew Marchant announced Thursday that he will campaign for a third term because continuity in leadership is needed as growing pains squeeze the small town east of Park City.