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Draper approves Oct. 10 Widowmaker plaque ceremonyDraper shuts off Suncrest Drive water Oct. 5–7 for repairsDraper council adopts signage rules for Rivian dealership siteRep. Kennedy rates Trump term 'unratable' after Draper-area talksDraper council takes up RV parking rules, crosswalk safety Oct. 20
Community
Corner Canyon theatre opens 14th season with 'Frozen' in November
Corner Canyon High School's theatre department opens its 14th season with a live-orchestra staging of Disney's "Frozen" running Nov. 12–16 in Draper, part of a five-show calendar tied to the theme "Welcome to New York."
Sports
Juan Diego boys take third at 4A Region 10 cross country meet
Juan Diego Catholic's boys cross country team placed third at the 4A Region 10 championships behind top-10 finishes from Isamu Downey and Thomas Schoeman, while the girls placed seventh, with both squads advancing to the 4A Divisional meet Oct. 14 in Orem.
Community
Corner Canyon theatre opens 14th season with 'Frozen' in November
Corner Canyon High School's theatre department opens its 14th season with a live-orchestra staging of Disney's "Frozen" running Nov. 12–16 in Draper, part of a five-show calendar tied to the theme "Welcome to New York."
Sports
Juan Diego boys take third at 4A Region 10 cross country meet
Juan Diego Catholic's boys cross country team placed third at the 4A Region 10 championships behind top-10 finishes from Isamu Downey and Thomas Schoeman, while the girls placed seventh, with both squads advancing to the 4A Divisional meet Oct. 14 in Orem.
Community
Corner Canyon theatre opens 14th season with 'Frozen' in November
Corner Canyon High School's theatre department opens its 14th season with a live-orchestra staging of Disney's "Frozen" running Nov. 12–16 in Draper, part of a five-show calendar tied to the theme "Welcome to New York."
Sports
Juan Diego boys take third at 4A Region 10 cross country meet
Juan Diego Catholic's boys cross country team placed third at the 4A Region 10 championships behind top-10 finishes from Isamu Downey and Thomas Schoeman, while the girls placed seventh, with both squads advancing to the 4A Divisional meet Oct. 14 in Orem.
Local Government
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Local Government
Draper council adopts signage rules for Rivian dealership site
The Draper City Council on Oct. 6 adopted Ordinance #1740, updating signage rules in the Karl Malone Auto Center Commercial Special District to accommodate Utah's first Rivian dealership. The council also approved a residential rezone at 960 E. New Hope Dr.
Local Government
Draper council takes up RV parking rules, crosswalk safety Oct. 20
The Draper City Council's Tuesday, Oct. 20 meeting will include a discussion on reconsidering restrictions that require recreational vehicles and trailers to be parked behind a home's front wall, plus a follow-up on pedestrian safety concerns near American Preparatory Academy on Lone Peak Parkway.
Education
Education
Education
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
UHSAA keeps baseline brain testing optional as CTE study alarms parents
A BMJ study finding CTE in at least one in four former NFL players is raising questions about UHSAA concussion protocols that govern Corner Canyon and Juan Diego Catholic football, where preseason baseline brain testing remains optional.
Public Safety
Utah warns of four deaths from illegal kratom at smoke shops
Utah health officials issued an urgent warning after four deaths were linked to illegal synthetic opioid compounds hidden in products labeled "cat's claw" or kratom, sold at smoke shops and gas stations statewide, including in Draper.
Community
Community
Community
Community
Corner Canyon theatre opens 14th season with 'Frozen' in November
Corner Canyon High School's theatre department opens its 14th season with a live-orchestra staging of Disney's "Frozen" running Nov. 12–16 in Draper, part of a five-show calendar tied to the theme "Welcome to New York."
Business
Business
Business
Business
Minky Couture leases 26,000 sq ft in Draper for second office
Ogden-based luxury blanket company Minky Couture is leasing 26,000 square feet at Minuteman Office Plaza in Draper for a second corporate office, with construction underway and no opening date announced.
Business
Draper's Kelso Industries secures $510M for acquisitions
Peterson Partners closed a $510 million continuation vehicle for Draper-based Kelso Industries, the MEP contractor that grew from a single $17 million Arizona company in 2021 to more than $1 billion in annual revenue and 4,000 employees across 40 states.
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Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
Weldon Genies
Editor
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
Weldon Genies
Editor
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
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