Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Utah ranks first in the nation for charitable behavior in a new WalletHub study, and Millcreek's all-volunteer Arts Council reflects that giving culture close to home.
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A free 15-week business training program called Banking on Women is accepting applications from women across Salt Lake County, including Millcreek, with a Friday, Oct. 30 deadline.
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Wasatch Search and Rescue received a $119,000 state grant for a mobile command center and drone operations hub, part of a $2.14 million Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation grant cycle funding 24 projects across Utah.
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Salt Lake County voters have returned about 77,000 ballots, pushing the county's early turnout rate to 9.9%, or 1.6 percentage points above the statewide rate, as a newly drawn congressional district and first-ever Saturday early voting add urgency for Millcreek-area residents.
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Pending home sales in Salt Lake County fell 16% year over year to 719 homes under contract, adding pressure to a Millcreek market where the median home price already requires nearly $235,000 in household income.
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The 14th annual Warm Bodies, Warm Souls clothing drive is collecting coats, hats, gloves and blankets at Red Hanger's Millcreek shop and other sites statewide through Nov. 20, with free food and cleaning coupons for donors.
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Honeydew Sleep Company donated more than 4,000 pillows to Granite School District educators in early September, starting at Skyline High School in Millcreek, with the Granite Education Foundation coordinating the effort.
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Alexis Kelner, the last surviving founder of Save Our Canyons who helped secure Utah's first wilderness designation and pioneered technical climbing on Lone Peak, died Sept. 23 at age 87. The organization has established the Alexis Kelner Legacy Fund in his honor.
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A 10-week Aging Mastery Program at the Millcreek Community Center covers eight life-skill topics for older adults, running Thursdays through Dec. 17.
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A free, seven-week Stepping On fall prevention program is accepting Millcreek-area older adults for weekly sessions running through Nov. 25.
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Two Millcreek-area senior centers will host Candidate Day events on Oct. 23 and Oct. 29, giving residents 60 and older a chance to hear from and question candidates running for county, state and federal offices ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
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Utah Food Bank received 125,000 cartons of eggs on Monday from a multistate settlement with three egg producers accused of inflating prices, with distribution underway through 360 partner agencies statewide.
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A 16-week Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program begins Monday, Oct. 5 in Millcreek, offering low-impact classes open to everyone through late January 2027.
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