"I'm up and going, but not going very fast."

With a $26 million project to construct a new Orem High School in the existing school's main parking lot fully underway, traffic and parking at times can be precarious but everyone is managing, officials say.

"We are an action-based council. We believe in Orem, and we believe in the arts," said Ronda Walker Weaver, chairwoman of the Orem Arts Council, in presenting its report to the Orem City Council on Tuesday.

Well into its second year of a multi-year attack plan, the state's Japanese beetle eradication program in Orem appears to have the tenacious bugs in full retreat.

Feds greenlight I-15 expansion in Utah County -- The federal government has given its blessing to the most expensive road project in Utah history.

New home construction in Utah County pays for itself.

Does one ever stop being the little brother?

The Orem Senior Friendship Center will be closed Sept. 1 for Labor Day, a national holiday.

All Schools

An educator quite by accident, Sylvia Allan, the new principal this fall at Vineyard Elementary School in Orem couldn't be more happy to have found her dream job.

Are you totally thrilled that football season is here? Why or why not? Who are your high school, college or pro teams? How do you think they'll fare this season?

"Can I just be ambivalent? My kids go to the high school football games at Mountain View High. And we watch BYU games. Any time Mountain View wins we're happy."

Those who enjoy and support the cultural arts in Orem have a new reason to celebrate.