Good morning, Orem.

Orem City Truck-or-Treat will be held at University Place on Saturday, October 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. A quiet hour for kids with sensory needs will run from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.—the event will offer rides, face painting, live entertainment and a free bag of goodies from the Orem City booth while individual vehicles will not hand out candy.

An Orem community mourned as a ninth-grade student from Canyon View Junior High School died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a school field trip Wednesday—grief counselors were offered and classes resumed Thursday while investigators reviewed the incident.

Utah lawmakers will select a new congressional map on Oct.

6—after which a judge will review the boundaries before the map becomes official. A ten-day public comment period begins Friday as the Legislative Redistricting Committee reviews six proposals to preserve communities of interest.

Local pharmacies are confused by the federal guidance that now requires a prescription for COVID vaccines for those under 65—doctors and pharmacists say the ACIP recommendation and pending CDC guidance have delayed vaccine orders and sparked customer frustration.

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services says measles cases in Utah have increased to 41, with 27 in southwest Utah, 7 in Utah County, 3 in southeast Utah, and 4 new cases in Box Elder and Cache counties.

Health officials said people may have been exposed at a Chick-fil-A on Highway 165 in Providence on Sept. 11 between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.—and at the Budge Clinic in Logan on Sept. 15, mainly affecting unvaccinated individuals.

SienaStrong 5k

Oct 11-18 — Lakeside Sports Complex — Registration fee applies — Participate in a community-focused 5k run supporting local health initiatives.

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

10 AM – 1 PM — SCERA Center for the Arts — Cost details not provided — A clever musical re-telling that unveils the other side of the story of the Big Bad Wolf.