Government

Youth Theater registration -- There are two workshop groups for Youth Theater, and children are invited to register for the one appropriate for their age.

Nearly 40,000 Utahns can save the Social Security system a quick $400,000 a year and save themselves some money in the process.

The man accused of threatening the lieutenant governor and a state representative pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and will go to trial in November.

The Cedar Hills Watering Ordinance was quietly changed Aug. 19, though it will have no true effect on residents until next season.

An American Fork retirement community is getting a park; and the park is getting a name.

Highland will have a new library in about a month, and while some residents are unsure about how it will compare to other libraries in the area, head librarian Kent Slade is confident the new facility will meet expectations.

On a hot August day in front of federal and local nabobs, John Inglish invoked the mother of all appeals.

Cities across Utah and the United States are considering moving to a 4/10 work schedule, but Mapleton City has come up with a new option for its employees. Mapleton officials looked into expanding their office hours after Gov. Jon Huntsman announced that the state would be moving to the new 10-hour, Monday-Thursday schedule. The city decided, however, that it would not save money using the same plan, and officials did not want to limit residents' options on Fridays.

The Alpine Planning Commission took steps to make their city a place that is more accommodating to new businesses. On Aug. 19, the commission voted to change the parking requirement for office buildings from five spaces to four for every 1,000 feet of building space.

Photo contest -- Cedar Hills is sponsoring its third annual photo contest.

Lehi City Council members gave themselves a raise on Tuesday, one similar to a raise voted in more than three years ago but was never enacted.

Historic quad chambers meet -- The Lehi area, American Fork, Draper and Southwest Valley chambers of commerce members met across county lines from Salt Lake County to Utah County at Mellor's Hidden Meadows for a singular quad-chamber meeting on Aug. 20.