# Local News Hour | August 31, 2026

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Podcast: [Local News Hour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/local-news-hour-11580)
Published: 2026-08-31T18:22:06+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kpcw.org/podcast/local-news-hour/2026-08-31/local-news-hour-august-31-2026
Audio file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s146/audio/2026/08/lnh-08-31-26.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2949

## Resource

Christopher Collard of the Utah Foundation has details on a new report titled, "A Tale of Two Ballots: Comparing Ranked-Choice and Simple-Plurality Voting in Utah, which examines its use during a Utah pilot program, Steve Aderholt , race director for the annual Point-to-Point mountain bike race details Saturday's event and former Park City Mayor Dana Williams talks about Colin Hilton, TJ Lanning, Tim Brennwald and Jack Dalton and their contributions to the ski industry and the community following their recent deaths.

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