Kamas News

The Kamas Theater needs to raise $65,000 for a digital projector or close down Last week, Kevin and Sharee Harris, who run the Kamas Theater, called a public meeting to brainstorm with Kamas and Oakley residents for fundraising ideas.

The Slamdance Film Festival ends Thursday, Jan. 26, at 9 p.m. with the Slamdance Awards ceremony at Treasure Mountain Inn, 255 Main St.

The Summit County Dispatch Center received multiple reports this week that tools and equipment had been stolen from homes that were under construction.

Camille Vernon's "First Summit County Courthouse," painted in 2004, depicts the log building that stood in the county seat in Wanship from 1866 to 2004, when it was moved to Nauvoo, Ill.

Summit County Sheriff deputies and the Park City Police apprehended an armed carjacking suspect four hours after he threatened a victim near the Kimball Junction Post Office and stole a vehicle.

The Kamas Theater, located at 30 N. Main St., in Kamas, was built in 1942. For years, the theater has hosted screenings for the Sundance Film Festival, but won't be showing any this year because it doesn't have a digital projector.