Local News Hour | April 17, 2026

About this episode

The episode features discussions on summer recreation in Kamas National Forest, tax and land use issues, and an upcoming wildfire preparedness fair.

The U.S. Forest Service's Heber-Kamas Ranger District chemist and spokesperson Brenda Bushell talks about summer recreation in the Kamas National Forest, Utah House Rep. Tiara Auxier, (R-Morgan), discussion taxes, land use and bringing the Bible into public school civics classrooms and local resident Don Brown previews the 2nd annual Summit and Wasatch counties Wildfire Preparedness Fair on April 25

People in this episode

Guests: Brenda Bushell, Tiara Auxier, Don Brown

Topics covered

• summer recreation
• taxes
• land use
• public school civics
• wildfire preparedness

Keywords

• Kamas National Forest
• Utah
• public school
• civics education
• wildfire preparedness fair

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bible

Places: Heber-Kamas Ranger District, the Kamas National Forest, Utah, Morgan, Summit, Wasatch

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